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July 22, 2010

House Passes Tribal Law and Order Act
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In news from Capitol Hill, the House has passed a bill to give greater
local control to Native American tribal authorities to deal with crimes
on reservations, including sexual violence against women. The Tribal Law
and Order Act has already passed the Senate, and President Obama is
expected to soon sign the legislation into law. Amnesty International
hailed the bill as a groundbreaking piece of legislation that tackles
the complex jurisdictional maze that allows violent crime against
American Indians to continue unabated.



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