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Teresa Leger Fernandez: “We have, in essence, hobbled the ability of tribes to prosecute those crimes.”

On the recordSeptember 19, 2022
We have, in essence, hobbled the ability of tribes to prosecute those crimes.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Leger Fernandez highlights limitations on tribal prosecution capabilities.

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