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On the recordNovember 9, 2011
the concern that you have with current law, is that Tribes are precluded from prosecuting non-Indian offenders in the criminal cases.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski highlights legal limitations on Tribes prosecuting non-Indians in criminal cases.

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