Indian Civil Rights Act
/ˈɪndiən ˈsɪvəl raɪts ækt/
Definitions
- (n.) A federal statute enacted in 1968 to guarantee certain constitutional rights protections to individuals within Native American tribal jurisdictions, analogous but limited compared to the U.S. Bill of Rights.
The Indian Civil Rights Act protects tribal members' rights to free speech and due process within tribal courts.
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Commentary
The Act applies constitutional rights analogues to tribes but does not extend all constitutional protections; it balances individual rights with tribal sovereignty.
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