United States v. Lara

Criminal Jurisdiction of Indian Tribes: Should Non-Indians Be Subject to Tribal Criminal Authority Under VAWA?

Thomas F. Gede

Engage Volume 13, Issue 2, July 2012

Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 1978 decision in Oliphant v. Suquamish Tribe,1...

Towards an Administrative Rule of Lenity: Restoring the Constitutional Congress by Reforming Statutory Interpretation

Joel S. Nolette

Federalist Society Review, Volume 19

Note from the Editor: In this article, Joel Nolette proposes an “administrative rule of lenity”...

Akaka Bill Debate

Roger B. Clegg, Jon Dyke, Gail L. Heriot, Davianna McGregor

Online Debate

Proposed by U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI), the Akaka Bill, also known as the Native Hawaiian Government...

The Original Understanding of the Indian Commerce Clause: An Update

Robert G. Natelson

Federalist Society Review, Volume 23

The Congress shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and...

More News on Powers Reserved Exclusively to the States

Robert G. Natelson

Federalist Society Review, Volume 20

Note from the Editor: The Federalist Society takes no positions on particular legal and public...

The False Doctrine of Inherent Sovereign Authority

Robert G. Natelson

Federalist Society Review, Volume 24

This essay examines the hypothesis that the federal government and its departments and officials hold...