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Obama signs Tribal Law and Order Act into law

By Paul Schmelzer | 07.30.10 | 7:56 am

“When one in three Native American women will be raped in their lifetimes, that is an assault on our national conscience, it is an affront to our shared humanity, and…

Obama to sign Native law enforcement act Thursday, Minnesota law prof to attend

By Paul Schmelzer | 07.28.10 | 1:12 pm

The Tribal Law and Order Act will be signed into law by President Obama Thursday afternoon at 4:45 pm Eastern, according to one Minnesotan who’ll be present for it. Sarah Deer, an assistant professor at William Mitchell College of Law,…

Bachmann votes against act to help Native American police combat rape ‘epidemic’

By Paul Schmelzer | 07.28.10 | 11:03 am

A bill aimed at helping Native American law enforcement investigate rape and other crimes by non-Indians on tribal lands passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week with overwhelming bipartisan support, and now it heads to President Obama’s desk where it’ll be signed into law. Only one Minnesotan — Rep. Michele Bachmann — voted against it.