When Tribal Disenrollment Becomes Cruel and Unusual

Authors

Judith M. Stinson, Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of LawFollow

Abstract

I. Introduction

II. The Eighth Amendment’s Prohibition on Cruel and Unusual Punishment

III. The Prohibition on Cruel and Unusual Punishment Applies to Tribes via the Indian Civil Rights Act

IV. Tribal Punishment ... A. Historical Methods of Addressing Criminal Conduct ... B. Modern Methods of Addressing Criminal Conduct … 1. Adoption of Western Notions of Criminal Punishment ... 2. The Trend to Disenroll for Conduct

V. Tribal Disenrollment is Equivalent to Revocation of Citizenship

VI. Conclusion

Recommended Citation

Judith M. Stinson, When Tribal Disenrollment Becomes Cruel and Unusual, 97 Neb. L. Rev. 820 (2018)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nlr/vol97/iss3/5