'Indian' Meaning Based On Politics, Not Race, Justices Told

By Vidya Kauri (April 11, 2016, 9:16 PM EDT) -- A Native American fighting several assault convictions told the U.S. Supreme Court that the federal government is wrong to argue that the Ninth Circuit's definition of "any Indian" in the Indian Major Crimes Act is a political classification and not an impermissible racial one, according to a high court filing made available Monday....

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