Blast from the Past: “The Supreme Court Decision that Jolted Tribal Jurisdiction” (1989)

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Current Utah law prof Alex Skibine and Melanie Beth Olivero published a scathing critique of the Supreme Court’s decision in Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe in the American Indian Journal:

American Indian Journal article

Of particular note is the prediction that non-Indian crime would go unpunished.

One thought on “Blast from the Past: “The Supreme Court Decision that Jolted Tribal Jurisdiction” (1989)”

  1. Alexander Skibine December 25, 2014 / 10:21 am

    I believe the article was actually published closer to 1979 than 1989.

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