Taking Stock: Open Questions and Unfinished Business Under VAWA Amendments to the Indian Civil Rights Act

This Article analyzes whether the presence or absence of special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction has any bearing on a Tribal court’s power to hear and resolve VAWA 2013 cases. It also explores whether the existence of these facts and circumstance can be resolved as a matter of law by a court or whether they are elements that must be submitted to a jury.

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