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December 12, 2011
"Court rulings could give prosecutors more power to go after abusers on Indian reservations" - Washington Post
From the article: "Despite a well-known epidemic of domestic violence on American Indian reservations, federal authorities have long been stymied in their pursuit of abusive parents and spouses. That may change if recent rulings in Cavanaugh’s case and a similar matter are upheld, allowing U.S attorneys to act instead of watching abuse convictions pile up at the tribal level."
See the full story HERE.
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December 12, 2011 in Current Affairs, Federal Indian Law and Jurisdictional Matters, General Interest, Reservations, Indian Country and Land Use | Permalink
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