On the recordSeptember 19, 2022
Tribes are not private organizations within state boundaries . . . Tribes are sovereigns.
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Neil Gorsuch
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congress.govTribes are not private organizations within state boundaries . . . Tribes are sovereigns.
Justice Gorsuch emphasized tribal sovereignty in relation to state jurisdiction.
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