§ 1301. Definitions
For purposes of this subchapter, the term -
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''Indian tribe''
means any tribe, band, or other group of Indians
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States
and recognized as possessing powers of
self-government;
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''powers of
self-government'' means and includes all
governmental powers possessed by an Indian
tribe, executive, legislative, and judicial, and
all offices, bodies, and tribunals by and
through which they are executed, including
courts of Indian offenses; and means the
inherent power of Indian tribes, hereby
recognized and affirmed, to exercise criminal
jurisdiction over all Indians;
- ''Indian court'' means any Indian tribal
court or court of Indian offense.
§ 1302. Constitutional rights
No Indian tribe in exercising powers of
self-government shall -
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make or enforce
any law prohibiting the free exercise of
religion, or abridging the freedom of speech, or
of the press, or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble and to petition for a
redress of grievances;
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violate the right
of the people to be secure in their persons,
houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable
search and seizures, nor issue warrants, but
upon probable cause, supported by oath or
affirmation, and particularly describing the
place to be searched and the person or thing to
be seized;
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subject any
person for the same offense to be twice put in
jeopardy;
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compel any person
in any criminal case to be a witness against
himself;
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take any private
property for a public use without just
compensation;
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deny to any
person in a criminal proceeding the right to a
speedy and public trial, to be informed of the
nature and cause of the accusation, to be
confronted with the witnesses against him, to
have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses
in his favor, and at his own expense to have the
assistance of counsel for his defense;
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require excessive
bail, impose excessive fines, inflict cruel and
unusual punishments, and in no event impose for
conviction of any one offense any penalty or
punishment greater than imprisonment for a term
of one year and [1] a fine of $5,000, or both;
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deny to any
person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of its laws or deprive any person of
liberty or property without due process of law;
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pass any bill of
attainder or ex post facto law; or
- deny to any person accused of an offense
punishable by imprisonment the right, upon
request, to a trial by jury of not less than six
persons.
§ 1303. Habeas corpus
The privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall
be available to any person, in a court of the United
States, to test the legality of his detention by
order of an Indian tribe. |