A U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanding state authority to prosecute some crimes on Native American land is fracturing decades of law built around the hard-fought principle that tribes have the right to govern themselves on their own territory, legal experts say.
The Wednesday ruling expanding state authority to prosecute some crimes on Native American land is upending decades of law in support of tribal sovereignty.
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A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that expands state authority to prosecute some crimes on Native American land is upending decades of law supporting tribal sovereignty.