Legal Opinion
Duro v. Reina
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 29, 1990No. 88-6546PublishedCited by 283 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kennedy
We address in this case whether an Indian tribe may assert criminal jurisdiction over a defendant who is an Indian but not a tribal member. We hold that the retained sovereignty of the tribe as a political and social organization to govern its own affairs does not include the authority to impose criminal sanctions against a citizen outside its own membership.
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The events giving rise to this jurisdictional dispute occurred on the Salt River Indian Reservation. The reservation was authorized by statute in 1859, and established by Executive Order of President Hayes in 1879. It occupies some…
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