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. American Law Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judge-made law.

Circuit courts.

Land use.

Right of property.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (20 p), digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2012.

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text file

Summary:

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 11-RL-34521c in the 2011 issue.

Examines Carcieri v. Salazar , addressing authority of Secretary of 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. Discusses Appellate Court rulings, Supreme Court ruling, potential impact and Congressional reaction, and relevant legislation introduced in the 111th and 112th Congresses.

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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

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

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