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JULY 5, 2000

No California tribes are receiving funding through the Department of Justice drug court grants, after the government said last year they would not ignore tribes in the state.

California is a Public Law 280 state, granting criminal jurisdiction to the state. As a result, many do not have tribal justice systems of their own.

University of California at Los Angeles professor Carole Goldberg, head of the law and American Indian studies said "It may well be the case that tribes in California that don't have any court at all are not in the best position to jump into the drug court business."

The Los Angeles Times report does not say how many California tribes applied for the funds. A total of 38 were awarded more than $5 million in grants.

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State Tribes Passed Over in Funding of Drug Courts (The Los Angeles Times 7/5)