Judge Upholds Right Of Tribe To Temporarily Banish 4 Members

Mealey's (December 5, 2019, 11:19 AM EST) -- SALT LAKE CITY — Four Indians who were banished from a Utah tribe cannot pursue federal habeas relief because their five-year banishment does not equate to being in custody, a federal judge ruled Dec. 3 (Angelita M. Chegup, et al. v. Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, et al., No. 2:19-cv-286, D. Utah, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 209049)....