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| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Criminal Law & Procedure, Indian Law |
| Title: | US v. LARA |
| Date: | 04/19/04 |
| Case Number: | 03-107 |
| Summary: | Because Congress recognizes the tribes' criminal jurisdiction over nonmember Indians, the Spirit Lake Tribe acted in its capacity as a sovereign authority when it prosecuted defendant, thus the Double Jeopardy Clause does not prohibit the Federal Government from prosecuting him for a discrete federal offense. |