Carcieri v. Salazar : The Secretary of the Interior May Not Acquire Trust Land for the Narragansett Indian Tribe Under 25 U.S.C. Section 465 Because That Statute Applies to Tribes "Under Federal Jurisdiction" in 1934.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of the Interior.

United States.

Judge-made law.

Jurisdiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines Carcieri v. Salazar, addressing authority of Secretary of the Interior to take into trust for the benefit of the Narragansett Indian Tribe a parcel of land outside of the current tribal reservation and, thus, generally free it of State civil and criminal jurisdiction. Covers Appellate Court rulings and Supreme Court ruling, and potential impact of final decision.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Carcieri v. Salazar

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