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MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2001

Worried that a recent Supreme Court will infringe on tribal sovereignty, the Oglala Lakota Tribe of South Dakota last month passed an extradition ordinance.

The Nevada v. Hicks decision said state officials could enter reservation land to conduct state business. In response, the tribe passed an ordinance forbidding state authorities from entering tribal land.

Instead, the tribe wants state officials to comply with the extradition procedures of the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty. But the state says it already has a policy in place that applies to Indian Country and the Supreme Court decision wouldn't affect them.

Get the Story:
Tribe Tells Outside Law Enforcement to Keep Out (AP 8/27)

Get the Decision Nevada v. Hicks (99-1994):
Syllabus | Opinion | Concurrence (Souter) | Concurrence (Ginsburg) | Concurrence (O'Connor) | Concurrence (Stevens)

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