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28 USC Sec. 1362 01/02/01
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TITLE 28 – JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART IV – JURISDICTION AND VENUE
CHAPTER 85 – DISTRICT COURTS; JURISDICTION
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Sec. 1362. Indian tribes
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The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all civil
actions, brought by any Indian tribe or band with a governing body
duly recognized by the Secretary of the Interior, wherein the
matter in controversy arises under the Constitution, laws, or
treaties of the United States.
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(Added Pub. L. 89-635, Sec. 1, Oct. 10, 1966, 80 Stat. 880.)