Minnesota Tribe Retains Policing Authority From Treaty, Federal Judge Declares

Mealey's (January 11, 2023, 1:24 PM EST) -- MINNEAPOLIS — A Native American tribe in Minnesota has treaty-granted “inherent sovereign law enforcement authority” on its reservation, a federal judge in the state declared Jan. 10 in a summary judgment victory for the tribe in its bid to stop a county from limiting the powers of the tribe’s police department....