Mainstream lawyers can no longer ignore Indian law as a specialty, experts say. It deals with interactions between tribes and other parties, including government bodies. Because tribes have traditionally been treated as separate nations, sovereignty and jurisdiction can complicate matters. "There are real dangers for practicing lawyers not to be familiar with the basic elements of federal Indian law and local Indian law," says Carole Goldberg, professor of law at UCLA.
November 18, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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Cindy slips and injures herself in a Navajo-owned restaurant on tribal land. Can she sue the owners in Arizona state court? What legal remedies does Cindy have?
Questions like these, once the exclusive domain of Indian law specialists, are now fair game on New Mexico Bar exams. Law students in other Western states could soon find themselves confronted by similar questions on their bar exams, too.
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