Background Report on P.L. 280.

Background paper (49 p.) prepared by David M. Ackerman of CRS on policy aspects, legislative history, and litigation concerning P.L. 83-280 granting States the option of assuming criminal and civil jurisdiction over Indian reservations within their borders.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1975.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Indians of North America. Jurisdiction. Law enforcement. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Background paper (49 p.) prepared by David M. Ackerman of CRS on policy aspects, legislative history, and litigation concerning P.L. 83-280 granting States the option of assuming criminal and civil jurisdiction over Indian reservations within their borders. Appendices (10 p.) contain text of P.L. 280, text of 1968 amendments, and a listing of States assuming various degrees of jurisdiction under the law.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.