2003 Tribal Jurisdiction News Stories
• • Judge Weighs Jurisdiction in Reservation Arson Case (Indianz.com)
12/18
• •Cayugas,
Union Springs Start Over (Post
Standard) * 12/3
• •EPA Allows
State Jurisdiction over Maine Tribal Lands (Indianz.com)
12/3
• •Yakama Nation
Tempers Pesticide Regulation Plan (Seattle
Times) 11/29
• •Judge Upholds
Tribal Court's Banishment of Dangerous Villager (Anchorage
Daily News) * 11/20
• •Law Doesn't
Constrain Wampanoags, Judge Says (Boston
Herald) 11/6
• •Indians Welcome
Canoe, Challenges (United Native Nations) (Seattle
Times) 10/16
• •Charlestown Charges Tribe with Trying to Eliminate State and Local Jurisdiction
(Westerly
Sun) 10/16
• •Stevens Remarks
Called Racist (Anchorage
Daily News) 10/9
• •Panel Blames
Both Sides for Melee at Smoke Shop (Providence
Journal) * 10/8
• •Senator Says
Natives Threaten State of Alaska (Indianz.com)
10/7
• •Supreme Court
to Rule on Tribal-federal Prosecution (Indianz.com)
10/1
• •Bill to Target
Bingo Hall (Post
Standard) * 9/26
• •Smoke Shop
Case Argued (Providence
Journal) * 9/24
• •Indians'
Hunting Rights at Issue (Detroit
Free Press) 9/17
• •Ex-Zuni Student's
Lawyer Wants $4M Settlement Reinstated (Gallup
Independent) 9/11
• •Feds Will
Put Confiscated Cigarettes Back on Market (Seattle
Times) 8/26
• •Navajo Law
Halts Repo Man (Albuquerque
Journal) 8/25
• •Indians Say
it May Be Fighting Time Again (Providence
Journal) * 8/25
• •Mohawks Settle
Tribal Tax Dispute (Newsday.com)
8/07
• •Woman Who
Started Part of Wildfire Wants Case Dismissed (Arizona
Central) 8/05
• •Bill's Tribal
Jurisdiction Provisions Contested (Indianz.com)
8/01
• •Yakamas,
Governor Take Steps to Resolve Dispute (Seattle
Times) 7/31
• •Bill's Tribal
Jurisdiction Provisions Contested (Indianz.com)
7/31
• •Fed Judge:
Tribe Has Say over Schools (Gallup
Independent) 7/30
• •Native Leaders
Seek Greater Role in Homeland Security (Review
Journal) 7/30
• •Supreme Court
Case Impacts Homeland Security Proposal (Indianz.com)
7/29
• •Blackfeet
Start New Police Force (Great
Falls Tribune) 7/22
• •Islanders
Appeal Ruling on Tribe (Cape
Cod Times) 7/21
• •State's Raid
on Tribal Land Sparks Strong Reactions (Indianz.com)
7/16
• •Smoke Shop
Raid Turns Violent (The
Day) * 7/15
• •Navajo Women
File Lawsuit over Arrests at Ceremony Site (Arizona
Republic) 7/15
• •Tribal Jurisdiction
Faces Test before Supreme Court (Indianz.com)
7/03
• •Mont. Court
Accepts Tribal Court Convictions (Indianz.com)
6/25
• •Tribal Courts
Ruled to have Jurisdiction Outside Reservation (KOBTV.com)
6/12
• •Judge Says
Hog-farm Lease Valid (Rapid
City Journal) 6/10
• •Tax Concerns
For Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (WLUCtv6)
6/10
• •Tribes Criticize
Store Protest Plan (Post
Standard) 6/10
• •Grassley to feds: Reopen Casino, Resolve Dispute (Courier)
6/09
• •Feds to Decide in Zuni, State $4M Harassment Suit (Albuquerque
Biz Journal) 6/06
• •Supreme Court
Won't Hear Tribal Jurisdiction Case (Indianz.com)
6/03
• •Tribe: Is
tax 'a smoke show to burn us?' (Providence
Journal)* 5/30
• •Supreme Court
Asked to Rule on Tribal Jurisdiction (Indianz.com)
5/29
• •Tribes Vote
Feds Out (Times
Record) 5/28
• •Town Hall
Tries to Sort Out Confusing Jurisdiction Issues (Arizona
Republic) 5/23
• •State Official
Seeks to Suspend Utility Surcharge (Oregon
Live) 5/23
• •Doyle Attorneys
Say State Courts Have No Say over Gaming Lawsuit (Star
Tribune) 5/21
• •Supreme Court
Avoids Tribal Immunity Question (Indianz.com)
5/20
• •Case Reinforces
Tribal Sovereignty (Durango
Herald) 5/16
• •Sam Libby
Calls for Unity of Those Rejected from Tribes (The
Day) 5/15
• •DNR Commissioner
Apologizes to State's American Indians (Duluth
Superior) 5/13
• •Sovereign
Strife (Sacramento
Bee) 5/12
• •State May
Seek Indian Tax Revenue (Post
Standard) 5/02
• •High Court:
State Must Stay Out of Indian Elections (Great
Falls Tribune) 5/01
• •Tribal Dispute
Leads to Casino Infraction (AP)
5/01
• •Governors
Can Veto Casinos, Judge Rules (Journal
Sentinel) 4/24
• •Legislature:
Senate Sends Miccosukee Bill to House (Naples
Daily News) 4/24
• •Commission
Has Power to Close Meskwaki Casino
(Courier)
4/23
• •Hualapai's
Grand Canyon Flights Will Go Unchallenged (Daily
Sun) 4/22
• •Fort Peck
Boasts Model Program (Great
Falls Tribune) 4/21
• •Rosebud Tribe
Seeks Hog-farm Closure (Rapid
City Journal) 4/18
• •Crow Signed
Away Legal Protection, Court Says (Billings
Gazette) 4/17
• •Legislature:
Senators Give Preliminary Nod to Miccosukee Autonomy (Naples
News) 4/17
• •Court Rulings
on Tribal Jurisdiction Are in Conflict (Indianz.com)
4/16
• •Judge Says
Court Has No Say in Meskwaki Tribe Dispute (AP)
4/16
• •New Law Lets
State, Tribes Share DWI Records (Journal
Star) 4/14
• •Ho-Chunk
Tries to Take Control of its Child Support Cases (Wisconsin
Rapids Tribune) 4/14
• •Some learn
Indian justice the hard way (Sacramento
Bee) 4/7
• •PRAIRIE VOICES:
Tribal Sovereignty for Beginners (Grand
Forks Herald) 4/7
• •On Their
Land, Tribes' Law is the Last Word (Sacramento
Bee) 4/6
• •Supreme Court
to Consider Limit of State Authority on Indian Land (SFGate)
4/3
• •Miccosukees
Can Police Their Own, They Convince House Committee (St.
Petersburg Times) 4/3
• •Supreme Court
Tussles with Tribal Sovereignty Case (Indianz.com)
4/1
• •Ore. Withdraws
from States' Supreme Court Brief (Indianz.com)
3/28
• •Coletta Pledges
Buyout Won't Cut Off Residents' Access to Their Homes (Naple
Daily News) 3/12
• •Supreme Court
Rejects State Jurisdiction Appeal (Indianz.com)
3/11
• •Protected
from Courts, Tribes Use Law for Gain (Sun
Sentinel) 3/10
• •Tribal Sovereignty
Debated (Fresno
Bee) 3/6
• •McCain Urges
Tribes Not to Hide Behind Sovereignty (Indianz.com)
2/26
• •Jurisdictional
Disputes Are Increasing Tensions Around Native Lands (Lincoln
Journal Star) 2/24
• •Showdown
Looms in Tribal Sovereignty Case (Indianz.com)
2/20
• •Senate Panel
Hears Call for Miccosukee Sovereignty (Naples
Daily News) 2/19
• •Calif. County
Seeks to Tax Tribe's Casino (Fresno
Bee) 2/17
• •Wampanoag
Tribe Presses Claim for Sovereignty in Zoning Case (Vineyard
Gazette) 2/14
• •Indian Sales
Tax Collection Urged (Syracuse
Post) 2/13
• •S.D. Puts
Pressure on Tribal Sovereignty (Indianz.com)
2/12
• •N.M. Opinion
Says Tribes Have 'Given Up' Authority (Indianz.com)
1/29
• •Court Denies
Tribal Exemption from Labor Laws (Indianz.com)
1/17
• •Tribal Jurisdiction
'Complicated' (Omaha
World-Herald) 1/15
• •Ruling on
Indian Casino Search Tossed Appeals Court Says Tribe Can Pursue Suit Against
Inyo
County (San
Francisco Chronicle) 1/05
