When the Supreme Court took away the tribes' jurisdiction over non-Indians in 1978 in Oliphant, Justice Rehnquist essentially said, 'Don't worry. We will rely on Federal deputation. That will solve the problem.'
Dorgan references a Supreme Court decision affecting tribal jurisdiction and federal deputation.
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