Native Americans
Dec. 23, 2006
State Ruling Pierces Tribal Sovereignty
Indian tribes have become a powerful political force in the state and should be held accountable if they don't report campaign contributions, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Indian tribes have become a powerful political force in the state and should be held accountable if they don't report campaign contributions, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
But dissenters in the 4-3 decision warned that the state is overstepping its bounds by carving out an exception to the doctrine of sovereign immunity, which has ...
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