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Friday, January 13, 2006 12:00 AM

Taking on a nation

Claiming they were sexually harassed and abused while working at a tribal casino, a group of California women are suing. There's only one problem: As part of a sovereign Indian nation, the casino is exempt from civil U.S. law.
By Peter Byrne

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  • Saturday, January 14, 2006 08:35 AM

    Does it work both ways?

    If U.S. law does not apply on Indian lands does that mean that if a U.S. citizen commits a crime on Indian land and then leaves the territory, they cannot be prosecuted except on Indian land and under Indian law?

    —Craig Rhodes Read Craig Rhodes's other letters

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