Minnesota Files Opposition to PL280-Related Cert Petition

Here: Minnesota Cert Opposition.

The petition and other materials are here.

Davis v. Minnesota Cert Petition

Interesting case and petition, though I would not have described the Minnesota jurisdictional rule as “aparteid.”

Davis v. Minnesota Cert Petition

Lower court decision here.

Questions presented:

Has the State of Minnesota infringed upon the right to tribal self-government of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe?

Is the assertion of state civil regulatory authority in this matter preempted under Public Law 280 exceptions?

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