Native Americans and the Supreme Court /

Native Americans and the Supreme Court / by M.T. Henderson (Michael J. Marks Professor of Law, University of Chicago, US)

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"Although Native Americans have been subjugated by every American government since The Founding, they have persevered and, in some cases, thrived. What explains the existence of separate, semi-sovereign nations within the larger American nation? In large part it has been victories won at the Su...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Elgaronline)
Main Author: Henderson, M. T. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2022]
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc.
Appellate courts > United States.
Sovereignty > Cases.
Appellate courts.
Sovereignty.
United States.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Contents: Introduction: The American Indian constitution
  • 1. What rights do Indians have to land? Tee-hit-ton Indians v United States (1955)
  • 2. What civil authority do Indians have over non-Indians? Williams v. Lee (1959)
  • 3. What rights do Indians have under treaties? Menominee tribe v. United States (1968)
  • 4. Is "Indian" a race? Morton v. Mancari (1974)
  • 5. What criminal authority do Indians have over non-Indians? Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian tribe (1978)
  • 6. Does the bill of rights apply to Indians? Santa Clara pueblo v. Martinez (1978)
  • 7. What is the scope of Indian sovereignty? Montana v. United States (1981)
  • 8. What is the future of Indian law at the supreme court? Mcgirt v. Oklahoma (2020)
  • 9. The role of ideology Conclusion: Can bells be unrung?
  • Index.

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