Native Tribes: Supreme Court Case Study

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Native Tribes in the United States have long enjoyed sovereignty emanating from the penumbra of the 11th amendment, which states that the judicial powers of the United States shall not be extended to sovereign nations or their citizens. Further, under precedents established by the Supreme Court, Native Tribes have long been recognized as foreign states by the federal government, and they are thus granted sovereign immunity from laws and statutes passed at both the state and federal level. This sovereign immunity is also extended to all members of tribes and also those acting within the interest of a respective tribe. FACTS OF THE CASE William Clarke, an individual employed by Mohegan Tribal Gambling Company, was driving a limousine owned