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Navajo Nation 'ready to prosecute' Means
Friday, September 23, 2005
The Navajo Nation is "ready to prosecute" activist Russell Means, the tribe's top prosecutor said.
Means faces misdemeanor charges for allegedly beating and threatening his then father-in-law on the Navajo Reservation. He claimed that the tribe lacked jurisdiction over him but the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the claim, citing the Duro fix that recognized tribal criminal jurisdiction over "all Indians."
Means plans to ask the full court to rehear the case and he could end up taking the battle to the U.S. Supreme Court, his lawyer said. But his ex-wife said her father and Means now get along and that her father tried to drop the charges.
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Means could face local charges
(The Gallup Independent 9/21)
Russell Means Jurisdiction Decision:
Russell
Means v. Navajo Nation (August 23, 2005)
US v. Lara Decision:
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[Breyer] |
Concurrence
[Stevens] |
Concurrence
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Concurrence
[Thomas] |
Dissent
[Souter]
Relevant Links:
Russell Means -
http://www.russellmeans.com
Navajo Nation -
http://www.navajo.org
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