United States Supreme Court
INYO COUNTY v. PAIUTE-SHOSHONE INDIANS OF THE BISHOP CMTY., 02-281
An Indian tribe did not qualify as a "person" who may sue under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, under the circumstances, in an action asserting sovereign immunity from state court processes arising from a county investigation into alleged off-reservation crimes.
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- Decided 05/19/2003
- Published 05/19/2003
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