Supreme Court upholds tribal police in traffic stop, search
The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, D.C., in this Jan. 27, 2020 file photo. (Mark Tenally/Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that tribal police officers can stop and search non-Indians on tribal lands for potential violations of state or federal law.
The justices unanimously reversed an appellate ruling in favor of a non-Native motorist who was charged with drug-related crimes after a tribal officer searched his pickup truck on a public road that crosses the Crow reservation in Montana...
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