· 10/25/1954
People ex rel. Mosco v. Vigil
Citations
- 130 Colo. 328
- 275 P.2d 957
- 1954 Colo. LEXIS 298
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting that “federal interest is significantly diminished where, as here, the state exercises jurisdiction over a person who is not a member of the tribe”
- noting that “a state may exercise jurisdiction on a tribal reservation absent express federal consent if the operation of federal law does not preempt it from doing so”
- noting that “a state may exercise jurisdiction on a tribal reservation absent express federal consent if the operation of federal law does not preempt it from doing so”
- stating that “the goals of tribal self-government, self- sufficiency, and economic development are overriding goals,” and they “reflect an interest in protecting a tribe’s retained sovereignty over its members and its territory” (citations omitted)
- finding a diminished federal interest when an Indian engaged in conduct on a reservation of a tribe of which he was not a member
- discussing the extent to which the state can exercise jurisdiction on a tribal reservation absent express federal consent
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