Turtle Talk

The Boston College Law Review will publish “An Era of Continued Neglect: Assessing the Impact of Congressional Exemptions for Alaska Natives,” now posted on SSRN.

Here is the abstract:

This Note examines Congress’s recent efforts at reforming Native American criminal justice systems while exempting Alaska Natives. This Note argues that Congress and the State of Alaska should expand Alaska Native tribal sovereignty to allow Alaska Native tribes to prosecute crimes like domestic violence and sexual assault in order to more effectively promote safety and justice in rural Alaskan communities.