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.
Melanie Stansbury: “Nothing in Castro-Huerta invites the Department of Justice to distance itself from its treaty trust duty and…”
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Emphasis on the DOJ's obligation to protect Native women and children post-Castro-Huerta ruling.
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