Turtle Talk

The California appellate courts have heard hundreds upon hundreds of Indian law cases in the last 25 years (mostly ICWA), but the California Supreme Court rarely grants review.

In California, tribal interests prevail in 50 percent of cases.

Here are the cases:

Agua Caliente Band v. Superior Court (2006) — L

Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees v. Davis (1999) — L

Boisclair v. Superior Court (1990) — W

Mattz v. State (1988) — W

2 wins, 2 losses