Explaining Indigenous Peoples’ Success in State Supreme Courts: Party Capability, Judicial Selection, and Representation
Abstract The struggles Indigenous Peoples face are unique from other minority groups living in the United States because they exist in an odd, semisovereign status. While the US Constitution outlines that First Nations are sovereign entities, current federal law and policies hold that tribes are sim...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1086/712650 2024-09-15T18:06:35+00:00 Explaining Indigenous Peoples’ Success in State Supreme Courts: Party Capability, Judicial Selection, and Representation Reid, Rebecca A. Curry, Todd A. 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/712650 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S2164657000001212 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of Law and Courts volume 9, issue 1, page 69-87 ISSN 2164-6570 2164-6589 journal-article 2021 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1086/712650 2024-08-14T04:03:49Z Abstract The struggles Indigenous Peoples face are unique from other minority groups living in the United States because they exist in an odd, semisovereign status. While the US Constitution outlines that First Nations are sovereign entities, current federal law and policies hold that tribes are simultaneously sovereign and not sovereign. Using an original data set consisting of all cases involving Indigenous Peoples before state supreme courts from 1995 to 2010, we find Indigenous Peoples are more likely to receive positive judicial outcomes when the judiciary is elected and the indigenous population of the state is relatively high. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Cambridge University Press Journal of Law and Courts 9 1 69 87 |
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Abstract The struggles Indigenous Peoples face are unique from other minority groups living in the United States because they exist in an odd, semisovereign status. While the US Constitution outlines that First Nations are sovereign entities, current federal law and policies hold that tribes are simultaneously sovereign and not sovereign. Using an original data set consisting of all cases involving Indigenous Peoples before state supreme courts from 1995 to 2010, we find Indigenous Peoples are more likely to receive positive judicial outcomes when the judiciary is elected and the indigenous population of the state is relatively high. |
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Explaining Indigenous Peoples’ Success in State Supreme Courts: Party Capability, Judicial Selection, and Representation |
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