tribal consent
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 400 U.S. 423 - Kennerly v. District Court of the Ninth Judicial District of Montana · 1971Most cited · 394 citing opinions
under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 'the tribal consent that is prerequisite to the assumption of state jurisdiction...must be manifested by majority vote of the enrolled Indians within the affected area of Indian country'; legislative action by a Tribal Council alone does not comport with the Act's requirements
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