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United States v. Cooley

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United States v. Cooley

United States v. Cooley (2021) was a Supreme Court of the United States case on the powers of tribal police.

Background

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The case stemmed from a 2016 incident where a tribal police officer detained a non-tribal motorist found with guns and drugs.

In lower courts it had been argued that evidence gathered by Native American police should not be admissible in cases regarding non-Native Americans.

Decision

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The case was argued on March 23, 2021. The case was decided unanimously on June 1, 2021, allowing tribal police to detain and investigate those suspected of criminal activity on tribal lands regardless of racial status.

The court found that in such cases non-natives may be detained when on a public right of way inside a reservation.

Non-native detainees may be detained for a reasonable length of time until non-tribal police can arrive at the scene to handle the incident. The opinion for the case was written by Justice Stephen Breyer . A concurring opinion was written by Justice Samuel Alito .

References

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  2. Liptak, Adam (June 1, 2021). "The Supreme Court issued unanimous rulings on immigration and tribal policing" . The New York Times. Retrieved June 27, 2022.
  3. "United States v. Cooley examines tribal law enforcement" . KPAX. March 22, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
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