Tribes, Groups Back Government's Cert Bid For Tribal Police Jurisdiction Ruling

Mealey's (July 28, 2020, 9:57 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two groups of Native American tribes and tribal organizations filed amicus curiae briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court on July 24 to support the federal government's challenge to a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruling limiting the extent of an Indian police officer's jurisdiction to detain non-Indians on a reservation (United States v. Joshua James Cooley, No. 19-1414, U.S. Sup.)....