Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Gutierrez
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided August 26, 2009No. 31,263PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOSSON, Justice.
{1} There are occasions, and this is one, when this Court can give no definitive answer to the increasingly complex jurisdictional disputes between state and tribal courts. Given its plenary authority over Indian matters, Congress could provide such answers, but it has not. We do our best to fill the void.
{2} In this case' — a divorce and custody dispute between an Indian father and a non-Indian mother whose children are enrolled members of the Pojoaque Pueblo — state and tribal courts have entered conflicting decrees. Regrettably, complete resolution of that conflict…
2Cases cited54 opinions
- Santa Clara Pueblo v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. HolyfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Hilton v. GuyotSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Williams v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Bahe v. PlateroNavajo Nation Supreme Court · 2012
- .M. Att'y. Gen. v. N.M. Pub. Regulation Comm'nNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2015
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