WSJ on New York’s Suit against Indian Country Payday Lenders

This story was filed on August 13, 2013

Here. Excerpt: Courts have long upheld that tribal-owned businesses enjoy the same sovereign immunity as tribal governments and aren’t subject to state law. Matthew Fletcher, director of Michigan State University’s Indigenous Law and Policy Center, said the ownership structure of … Continue reading →read more

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