Justices Hear Arguments In Suit Over Authority Of Tribal Police Officers

Mealey's (March 23, 2021, 3:08 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on March 23 tried to get a handle on when a tribal police officer can detain a non-Indian on a public road through a reservation, with an attorney for the federal government arguing for more tribal police authority and counsel for a criminal suspect saying such authority is more limited, as a divided appeals court held....