Judge Denies Dismissal Of Oglala Tribe’s Suit For More Police Funding

Mealey's (May 26, 2023, 12:12 PM EDT) -- RAPID CITY, S.D. — The United States has a “unique” treaty duty with a South Dakota Indian tribe “to provide protection and law enforcement cooperation and support” on the tribe’s reservation, a federal judge in the state held in denying the government’s bid to dismiss the tribe’s suit seeking an immediate increase in police funding....