8th Circuit denies Mille Lacs Band’s request for rehearing
The Eighth Circuit has denied the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe’s request for a rehearing on its law enforcement jurisdiction case. The court upheld a ruling that a 2023 Minnesota law grants the tribe full authority over its reservation, affirming an 1855 treaty. Mille Lacs County officials had challenged the tribe’s jurisdiction, but the court ruled their appeal moot. The dispute has lasted nearly a decade.
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