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MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2002

In an editorial, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader criticizes a South Dakota judge for ignoring "fairness and justice" in a case involving the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe's girls basketball team.

Two white teens are charged with assaulting members of the team by shooting a gun at them. But since the boys will be tried in juvenile and not federal court, the paper says there appears to be a double standard of justice when it comes to Native Americans.

"Race aside, there has been no justice in this case," the paper writes.

Get the Story:
Editorial: Ruling an injustice in Miller, smacks of double standard (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 3/24)

Get the Case:
In Re: N.M., T.F, Nos. 01-02, 01-13 (Third Judicial Circuit Court March 20, 2001)

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