Colliflower v. Garland
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Native Americans, American Indians, Court Cases, Rulings, Appeals
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present, American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Montana
- Date: 1964
Article abstract: The U.S. Court of Appeals decision that federal courts do have the right to determine the legality of tribal court orders of detention influenced the U.S. Congress to pass the Indian Civil Rights Act in 1968.
In 1964, Madeline Colliflower was arrested and held in jail over a minor dispute with the Fort Belknap (Montana) tribal council and tribal court about renewal of a land lease. She was an enrolled member of the tribe. She objected to being jailed and sued the tribe in federal court on a writ of habeas corpus, claiming she was...
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