LAW eCommons | Loyola University Chicago, School of Law Research

Indian country commerce generates tens of billions of dollars annually and is a constant source of litigation. These disputes typically revolve around jurisdictional conflicts: whether states, tribes, or both possess regulatory authority over the business...

The rule of law requires predictability, and the rules governing Indian country create uncertainty. For example, determining whether a person can be arrested on a reservation depends upon a combination of whether the victim and perpetrators are Indians...

This Article argues civil procedure reform is a means of strengthening tribal sovereignty and economies. Although tribal civil procedure codes are largely consistent with their state and federal counterparts, tribal rules of procedure can be difficult...

Tribes are nations. This fundamental truth is often lost in the trust relationship. For most of the United States’ history, the trust relationship was used as a justification to control tribes and obtain their resources. The trust relationship took a...