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On the recordSeptember 19, 2022
Nothing in Castro-Huerta invites the Department of Justice to distance itself from its treaty trust duty and responsibility to safeguard the lives of our women and children.
Said by
Melanie Stansbury
Democratic · New Mexico
Source
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Editor's note · Context

Emphasis on the DOJ's obligation to protect Native women and children post-Castro-Huerta ruling.

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