Members Of Congress Tell Justices Indian Police Jurisdiction Ruling Unworkable

Mealey's (January 19, 2021, 1:11 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new “standard” established by a Ninth U.S. Court of Appeals ruling on the jurisdiction of Indian police officers to detain non-Indian suspects should be rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court because it is “inconsistent with history, precedent and legislation,” current and former members of Congress tell the high court in a Jan. 15 amicus curiae brief....