Federal Court Recognizes State Authority to Regulate Off-Rez Treaty Rights for “Public Safety” Concerns

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are some of the materials in Colville Confederated Tribes v. Anderson (E.D. Wash.) (not all of the state briefs were available):

DCT Order on Summary Judgment – Colville v Anderson

Colville Motion

State Motion

Colville Opposition

Tribal Amicus Brief

One thought on “Federal Court Recognizes State Authority to Regulate Off-Rez Treaty Rights for “Public Safety” Concerns”

  1. Kathryn Tierney January 5, 2011 / 2:29 pm

    This has been the law in the 7th Circuit since 1985. The decision is published as Lac Courte Oreilles Band v. State of Wisconsin , (LCO II) 760 F.2d 177, 183 (7th Cir. 1985) and is explicated in LCO V. 668 F. Supp. 1233, 1239 (W.D. Wis. 1987)

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