U.S. Supreme Court,
Native Americans,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Apr. 27, 2020
The changing the landscape of tribal jurisdiction
The 9th Circuit recently found jurisdiction over a non-tribal member under both prongs of Montana v. U.S.





In Duanna Knighton v. Cedarville Rancheria of Northern Paiute Indians, 234. F. Supp. 3rd 1040 (E.D. CA) (cert. denied 2019), the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found jurisdiction over a non-tribal member under both prongs of Montana v. U.S., 450 U.S. 544 (1981),(1) consensual relations; and (2) direct effects. The court also applied Montana to regulate non-member conduct within a re...
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