Summary
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday it won't hear appeals from two Maine Indian tribes that argued they have sovereign powers over their tribal government affairs.
The cases involved the Aroostook Band of Micmacs and the Houlton Band of Maliseets, both of which claimed they weren't subject to Maine's Human Rights Act.See the full content of this document
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Court Rejects Tribes' Sovereignty Appeals
U.S. Magistrate Judge Margaret Kravchuk ruled two years ago that the Micmacs, a tribe of about 1,000 members based in Presque Isle, weren't ...
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