Topic: as a general rule, tribes do not have jurisdiction, either … · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 8 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. King Mountain Tobacco Co..

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1 Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. King Mountain Tobacco Co. Anchor
ca9 · 2009
green “as a general rule, tribes do not have jurisdiction, either legislative or adjudicative, over nonmembers, and tribal courts are not courts of general jurisdiction.” 4
2 Elliott v. White Mountain Apache Tribal Court
ca9 · 2009
green “when it is 'plain' that tribal court jurisdiction is lacking, so that the exhaustion requirement 'would serve no purpose other than delay.” 4

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