lara argued january decided april respondent lara indian member spirit lake tribe tribe ignored tribe order excluding reservation struck one federal officers arresting pleaded guilty tribal crime violence policeman federal government charged federal crime assaulting federal officer lara claimed key elements crime mirrored elements tribal crime protected double jeopardy clause government countered clause bar successive prosecutions separate sovereigns dual sovereignty doctrine determined outcome government noted held tribe acts separate sovereign prosecuting members wheeler ruled tribe lacks sovereign authority prosecute nonmember indians see duro reina congress specifically authorized prosecutions statute enlarges tribes powers include inherent power indian tribes exercise criminal jurisdiction indians tribe exercised tribal authority delegated federal authority accepting argument magistrate judge rejected lara double jeopardy claim en banc eighth circuit reversed holding dual sovereignty doctrine apply tribal exercising federal prosecutorial power thus double jeopardy clause barred second prosecution held tribe acted capacity sovereign authority double jeopardy clause prohibit federal government proceeding present prosecution discrete federal offense pp congress constitutional power lift restrictions tribes criminal jurisdiction nonmember indians pp section recognize affirm tribe inherent power prosecute nonmember indians legislative history confirms congress intent thus seeks adjust tribes status relaxing restrictions recognized duro political branches imposed tribes exercise inherent prosecutorial power pp several considerations lead conclusion congress constitutional power lift restrictions first constitution indian commerce treaty clauses grants congress plenary exclusive powers legislate respect indian tribes washington confederated bands tribes yakima nation second congress approval interpreted plenary grants power authorizing enact legislation restricts tribal powers turn relaxes restrictions third congress statutory goal modify degree autonomy enjoyed dependent sovereign state unusual legislative objective fourth lara points explicit language constitution suggesting limitation congress institutional authority relax tribal sovereignty restrictions previously imposed political branches fifth change issue limited concerning power similar power prosecute tribe members called inherent sixth concluding congress power relax restrictions imposed political branches tribes inherent prosecutorial authority consistent earlier cases holdings wheeler supra oliphant suquamish tribe duro supra tribes power prosecute nonmembers divested treaties congress reflected view tribes retained sovereign status time decisions set forth constitutional limits prohibiting congress taking actions modify adjust status based descriptions inherent tribal authority sources existed time congressional legislation one important source source subject change duro supra like cases referred statute delegated power tribes simply consider whether statute constitutionally achieve end removing restrictions tribes inherent authority thus none cases read hold constitution forbids congress change judicially made federal indian law amendment wheeler oliphant duro determinative congress enacted new statute relaxing restrictions bounds inherent tribal authority recognizes pp lara additional arguments help win double jeopardy claim consider merits due process claim prosecution invalid indian civil rights act guarantee counsel indigent criminal defendant proving claim show source tribal prosecution federal power something lara must win double jeopardy claim like due process claim lara argument phrase indians inherent power exercise criminal jurisdiction indians violates equal protection clause beside point lara simply repeats due process equal protection arguments different form argues duro found absence certain constitutional safeguards indigent defendant right counsel important reason concluding tribes lacked inherent power try nonmember indians pp reversed breyer delivered opinion rehnquist stevens ginsburg joined stevens filed concurring opinion kennedy thomas filed opinions concurring judgment souter filed dissenting opinion scalia joined petitioner billy jo lara writ certiorari appeals eighth circuit april justice breyer delivered opinion case concerns congressional statute recogniz ing affirm ing inherent authority tribe bring criminal misdemeanor prosecution indian member tribe authority previously held tribe possess compare duro reina must decide whether congress constitutional power relax restrictions political branches time placed exercise tribe inherent legal authority conclude congress possess power respondent billy jo lara enrolled member turtle mountain band chippewa indians north dakota married member different tribe spirit lake tribe lived wife children spirit lake reservation also located north dakota see brief spirit lake sioux tribe north dakota et al amici curiae several incidents serious misconduct spirit lake tribe issued order excluding reservation lara ignored order federal officers stopped struck one arresting officers en banc spirit lake tribe subsequently prosecuted lara spirit lake tribal violence policeman ibid lara pleaded guilty respect crime served days jail see ibid tr oral arg lara tribal conviction federal government charged lara federal district district north dakota federal crime assaulting federal officer key elements federal crime mirror elements tribal crime violence policeman see brief similarity two crimes ordinarily brought lara within protective reach double jeopardy clause amdt government may subject person offense twice put jeopardy life limb government responding lara claim double jeopardy pointed double jeopardy clause bar successive prosecutions brought separate sovereigns argued dual sovereignty doctrine determined outcome see heath alabama double jeopardy clause reflects conception crime offense sovereignty government defendant single act violates dignity two sovereigns breaking laws committed two distinct government noted held indian tribe acts separate sovereign prosecutes members wheeler tribe sovereign power punish tribal offenders subject congressional defeasance remains among powers limited sovereignty never emphasis added deleted government recognized course lara one spirit lake tribe members also recognized duro reina supra held tribe longer possessed inherent sovereign authority prosecute nonmember indian pointed soon decided duro congress enacted new legislation specifically authorizing tribe prosecute indian members different tribe see act stat temporary legislation september act stat permanent legislation new statute permitting tribe bring certain tribal prosecutions nonmember indians purport delegate federal government federal power rather enlarges tribes include inherent power indian tribes hereby recognized affirmed exercise criminal jurisdiction indians including nonmembers emphasis added government view given statute tribe prosecuting lara exercised inherent tribal authority delegated federal authority hence dual sovereignty doctrine applies heath supra since two prosecutions brought two different sovereigns second federal prosecution violate double jeopardy clause federal magistrate judge accepted government argument rejected lara double jeopardy claim eighth circuit panel agreed magistrate judge en banc appeals vote reached different conclusion held tribal prosecuting lara exercising federal prosecutorial power hence dual sovereignty doctrine apply double jeopardy clause bars second prosecution four dissenting judges agreeing federal government concluded tribal exercised inherent tribal power prosecuting lara hence dual sovereignty doctrine applies allows second federal prosecution opinion arnold eighth circuit ninth circuit reached different conclusions new statute granted certiorari compare enas en banc cert denied reverse eighth circuit ii assume parties lara double jeopardy claim turns answer dual sovereignty question source power punish nonmember indian offenders inherent tribal sovereignty delegated federal authority see wheeler supra emphasis added also believe congress intended former answer statute says recognize affirm tribe inherent tribal power delegated federal power prosecute nonmember indians misdemeanors see supra appendix infra emphasis added statute legislative history confirms congress intent see conf pp committee conference notes legislation delegation jurisdiction clarification status tribes domestic dependent nations accord see also recogniz ing reaffirm ing inherent authority tribal governments exercise criminal jurisdiction indians cong rec statement inouye premise legislation congress affirms inherent jurisdiction tribal governments nonmember indians emphasis added statement miller house manager bill statute delegation authority affirmation tribes retain rights expressly taken away bill recognizes inherent tribal right always existed statement richardson sponsor amendment legislation reaffirms tribes power thus statute seeks adjust tribes status relaxes restrictions recognized duro political branches imposed tribes exercise inherent prosecutorial power question us whether constitution authorizes congress several considerations lead us conclusion congress possess constitutional power lift restrictions tribes criminal jurisdiction nonmember indians statute seeks first constitution grants congress broad general powers legislate respect indian tribes powers consistently described plenary exclusive washington confederated bands tribes yakima nation negonsott samuels see wheeler see also canby american indian law ed hereinafter canby independence tribes subject exceptionally great powers congress regulate modify status tribes traditionally identified indian commerce clause art cl treaty clause art ii cl sources power morton mancari mcclanahan arizona tax see also canby cohen handbook federal indian law ed hereinafter cohen also mentioning inter alia property clause central function indian commerce clause said provide congress plenary power legislate field indian affairs cotton petroleum new mexico see also ramah navajo school bureau revenue broad power indian commerce clause white mountain apache tribe bracker citing wheeler supra treaty power literally authorize congress act legislatively article ii power authorizing president congress make treaties art ii cl justice holmes pointed treaties made pursuant power authorize congress deal matters otherwise congress deal missouri holland see also henkin foreign affairs constitution ed much nation history treaties legislation made pursuant treaties governed relations federal government indian tribes see cohen prucha american indian policy formative years recognize congress ended practice entering treaties indian tribes stating tribes entities may contract treaty statute saved existing treaties invalidated impaired explicitly stated statute way affected congress plenary powers legislate problems indians antoine washington emphasis deleted moreover least first century america national existence indian affairs aspect military foreign policy subject domestic municipal law cohen footnotes omitted insofar congress legislative authority rest part upon affirmative grants constitution upon constitution adoption preconstitutional powers necessarily inherent federal government namely powers described necessary concomitants nationality export henkin supra cf continental cong ford ed creating departments indian affairs appointing indian commissioners noting great importance securing preserving friendship indian nations worcester georgia pet treaties laws contemplate intercourse indians shall carried exclusively government union second congress approval interpreted constitution plenary grants power authorizing enact legislation restricts turn relaxes restrictions tribal sovereign authority nation beginning congress need legislative power seemed obvious government indian policies applicable numerous tribes diverse cultures affecting billions acres land necessity fluctuate dramatically needs nation tribes changed time see cohen congress fact authorized different times different indian policies beneficial results many tragic consequences congressional policy example initially favored indian removal assimilation tribal lands protection tribal land base interrupted movement toward greater state involvement termination recognized tribes seeks greater tribal autonomy within framework relationship federal agencies fed reg see also weekly comp pres doc president reagan reaffirming rejection termination policy announcing goal decreasing tribal dependence federal government see congressional commitment development strong stable tribal governments see generally cohen describing history canby major policy changes inevitably involve major changes metes bounds tribal sovereignty statute example changed status indian tribe powe capable making treaties power may contract treaty compare worcester supra one readily find examples congressional decisions recognize terminate existence individual tribes see holliday wall political branches indians recognized tribe must menominee tribe examining rights menominee indians following termination tribe indeed congress restored previously extinguished tribal status tribe whose tribal existence previously terminated restoring menominee tribe cf long upholding double jeopardy challenge successive prosecutions restored menominee tribe federal government cert denied congress advanced policies integration conferring citizenship upon indians congress also granted tribes greater autonomy inherent law enforcement authority respect tribal members increasing maximum criminal penalties tribal courts may impose stat codified raising maximum term six months fine term one year fine third congress statutory goal modify degree autonomy enjoyed dependent sovereign state unusual legislative objective political branches drawing upon analogous constitutional authority made adjustments autonomous status dependent entities sometimes making far radical adjustments issue see hawaii hawaii mankichi describing annexation hawaii joint resolution congress maintenance republic hawaii formal incorporation congress northern mariana islands note following accordance nations trusteeship agreement establishing commonwealth political union sovereignty philippines congressional authorization president withdraw surrender right sovereignty recognize independence philippine islands separate nation presidential proclamation stat proclaiming puerto rico act july stat act adopted nature compact people puerto rico may organize government pursuant constitution adoption art estado libre asociado de puerto rico see also cordova simonpietri ins agency chase manhattan bank describing various adjustments puerto rican autonomy congressional legislation since fourth lara points explicit language constitution suggesting limitation congress institutional authority relax restrictions tribal sovereignty previously imposed political branches cf part iii infra fifth change issue limited one concerns power similar respects power prosecute tribe members power called inherent wheeler indian tribes unique aggregations possessing attributes sovereignty members territory emphasis added see also tribes possession additional criminal jurisdiction consistent traditional understanding tribes status domestic dependent nations see cherokee nation georgia pet see also describing tribe distinct political society separated others capable managing affairs governing consequently faced question dealing potential constitutional limits congressional efforts legislate far radical changes tribal status particular case involves interference power authority state consider question whether constitution due process equal protection clauses prohibit tribes prosecuting nonmember citizen see part iii infra sixth conclusion congress power relax restrictions imposed political branches tribes inherent prosecutorial authority consistent earlier cases true held cases power prosecute nonmembers aspect tribes external relations hence part tribal sovereignty divested treaties congress wheeler supra oliphant suquamish tribe duro holdings reflect view tribes retained sovereign status time made set forth constitutional limits prohibit congress changing relevant legal circumstances taking actions modify adjust tribes status contrary oliphant duro make clear constitution dictate metes bounds tribal autonomy suggest political branches determinations oliphant rested conclusion inherent tribal authority prosecute tribe members large part upon commonly shared presumption congress executive branch lower federal courts presumption hile conclusive carries considerable weight pointed law draws principally upon treaties drawn executed executive branch legislation passed congress ibid emphasis added added instruments form backdrop intricate web judicially made indian law ibid emphasis added similarly duro drew upon host different sources order reach conclusion tribe possess inherent power prosecute nonmember referred historic practices views experts experience forerunners modern tribal courts published opinions solicitor department interior holding worcester must considered light treaty internal alterations quotation marks omitted south dakota bourland concluded congress clearly abrogated tribe regulatory control hunting fishing find evidence relevant treaties statutes congress intended allow tribes assert regulatory jurisdiction lands pursuant inherent sovereignty emphasis added national farmers union ins crow tribe existence extent tribal jurisdiction require inter alia detailed study relevant statutes executive branch policy embodied treaties elsewhere administrative judicial decisions kagama characterizing ex parte crow dog resting extant treaties statutes recognizing congressional overruling crow dog thus cases based descriptions inherent tribal authority upon sources existed time issued decisions congressional legislation constituted one important source source subject change indeed duro anticipated change inviting interested parties address problem congress concede duro like several cases referred need obtain congressional statute delegated power tribes see bourland supra montana mazurie supra stating duro like cases simply consider whether statute like present one constitutionally achieve end removing restrictions tribes inherent authority consequently read cases holding constitution forbids congress change judicially made federal indian law kind legislation oliphant supra cf county oneida oneida indian nation recognizing federal common law component indian rights common law federal courts develop expedient congress particular quoting milwaukee illinois ederal common law paramount authority quoting new jersey new york wheeler oliphant duro determinative congress enacted new statute relaxing restrictions bounds inherent tribal authority recognizes fact makes difference iii lara makes several additional arguments first points indian civil rights act stat lacks certain constitutional protections criminal defendants particular right indigent defendant counsel see argues due process clause forbids congress permit tribe prosecute nonmember indian citizen forum lacks protection see argersinger hamlin constitution guarantees indigents counsel imprisonment possible lara due process argument however suffers critical structural defect explain defect contrast argument lara lack constitutional power argument discussed part ii supra insofar constitutional power argument might help lara win double jeopardy claim must proceed four steps step one congress possess constitutional power enact statute modifies tribal power recogniz ing affirm ing tribes inherent authority prosecute nonmember indians step two consequently word inherent statute phrase inherent power void step three word inherent severable rest statute related words remainder statute valid without words delegates federal power tribe conduct prosecution step four consequently tribe prosecution lara federal current second prosecution also federal hence lara wins double jeopardy clause claim subject present proceeding although eighth circuit accepted argument reject step one argument part ii supra rejection without invalidates argument lara due process argument however significantly different argument valid show prosecution nonmember indian statute invalid lara tribal prosecution invalid showing lara tribal prosecution invalid however show source tribal prosecution federal power showing state prosecution violated due process clause make prosecution federal without federal power showing lara win double jeopardy claim hence need shall consider merits lara due process claim defendants tribal proceedings remain free raise claim wish see vesting district courts jurisdiction habeas writs tribal courts second lara argues congress use words indians statutory phrase inherent power exercise criminal jurisdiction indians violates equal protection clause says insofar words include nonmember indians within statute scope excluding statute without justification like due process argument however equal protection argument simply beside point therefore address best lara argument valid show lara first conviction federal constitutionally defective showing help lara win double jeopardy claim third lara points duro found absence certain constitutional safeguards example guarantee indigent right counsel important reason concluding tribes lacked inherent power try group citizens namely nonmember indians include political bodies fact duro says following hesitate adopt view tribal sovereignty single another group citizens nonmember indians trial political bodies include argument simply repeats due process equal protection arguments rejected somewhat different form since precisely problem exist treat congressional statute delegating federal power argument helps lara others iv reasons hold reservations set forth part iii supra constitution authorizes congress permit tribes exercise inherent tribal authority prosecute nonmember indians hold congress exercised authority writing statute spirit lake tribe prosecution lara amount exercise federal power tribe acted capacity separate sovereign consequently double jeopardy clause prohibit federal government proceeding present prosecution discrete federal offense heath contrary judgment eighth circuit reversed appendix opinion title amended act stat provides owers means includes governmental powers possessed indian tribe executive legislative judicial offices bodies tribunals executed including courts indian offenses means inherent power indian tribes hereby recognized affirmed exercise criminal jurisdiction indians petitioner billy jo lara writ certiorari appeals eighth circuit april justice stevens concurring join opinion without reservation additional writing colleagues prompts comment inherent sovereignty indian tribes historical basis merits special mention governed territory continent long columbus arrived contrast never actually independent sovereigns enjoyed independent status years given fact congress authorize exercise inherent powers constitution otherwise placed limits see prudential ins benjamin find nothing exceptional conclusion also relax restrictions ancient inherent tribal power petitioner billy jo lara writ certiorari appeals eighth circuit april justice kennedy concurring judgment amendment indian civil rights act icra enacted decision duro reina demonstrates congress clear intention restore tribes inherent sovereign power prosecute nonmember indians congress careful rely theory inherent sovereignty delegation justice souter position delegation nonetheless post dissenting opinion means without support take congress word view first prosecution lara delegated federal prosecution double jeopardy argument must fail need say resolve case analysis goes beyond narrower rationale culminates surprising holding reasons hold constitution authorizes congress permit tribes exercise inherent tribal authority prosecute nonmember indians ante holding point major nificance understanding interpretation constitution respectful view doubtful called upon decide whether congress power difficult question decision wheeler cites today discusses little replete references inherent authority tribe members read case historic possession inherent power relations among members tribe whole justification limited tribal sovereignty recognized troubling proposition say congress relax restrictions inherent tribal sovereignty way extends sovereignty beyond historical limits strate contractors main inherent sovereign powers indian tribe powers tribe enjoys apart express provision treaty statute extend activities nonmembers quoting montana conclude tribe inherent sovereignty allows exercise jurisdiction nonmember criminal case enlarge unique limited character inherent sovereignty wheeler recognized lara citizen hold congress subject within domestic borders sovereignty outside basic structure constitution serious step constitution based theory original continuing consent governed consent depends understanding constitution established federal structure grants citizen protection two governments nation state sovereign must respect proper sphere citizen rights duties see term limits thornton kennedy concurring contrary design national government seeks subject citizen criminal jurisdiction third entity tried conduct occurring wholly within territorial borders nation one unprecedented historical exception indian tribes limited extent member tribe consents subjected jurisdiction tribe see duro supra majority today reaches beyond limited exception resolves perhaps avoids basic question power government yield authority inside domestic borders citizens third sovereign using euphemistic formulation amending icra congress merely relaxed restrictions tribes see ante language statute legislative history justifies unusual phrase compare referring inherent power indian tribes hereby recognized affirmed exercise criminal jurisdiction indians respectful view obscures actually stake case terms statute best understood grant cession congress tribes doubted congress attempted subject american citizens authority extraconstitutional sovereign previously subject formulation belied involvement aspects tribal prosecution nonmember indian federal law defines separate tribes broader class indians maximum penalty tribes may impose crimes procedural protections defendants entitled trials indicate sort detachment exercise prosecutorial authority implicit description congress act relaxed restrictions addition trying evade important structural question relying verbal formula relaxation also tries bolster position noting due process equal protection claims still reserved ante true ignores elementary principle constitutional structure place fifth fourteenth amendments adopted demean constitutional structure consent upon rests implying wholly dependent vindication due process equal protection clauses unreasoned holding serious import political freedom guaranteed citizens federal structure liberty distinct every bit important freedoms guaranteed bill rights cf clinton city new york kennedy concurring individual citizen enforceable right structural guarantees liberty right majority ignores perhaps holding justified argument enrolling one tribe lara consented criminal jurisdiction tribes mention point events cautious adopting fiction present case however require us address difficult questions constitutional dimension congress made clear intent recognize affirm tribal authority try indian nonmembers inherent tribal status proper occasion test legitimacy tribe authority whether congress power sought first tribal proceeding however lara made objection tribe authority try second federal proceeding express rationale tribe authority try lara whether legitimate inherent sovereignty delegated federal power double jeopardy violation cf grafton efore person said put jeopardy life limb acquitted convicted must jurisdiction try offense charged reason concur judgment petitioner billy jo lara writ certiorari appeals eighth circuit april justice thomas concurring judgment case make clear time come reexamine premises logic tribal sovereignty cases seems much confusion reflected precedent arises two largely incompatible doubtful assumptions first congress rather part federal government regulate virtually every aspect tribes without rendering tribal sovereignty nullity see wheeler second indian tribes retain inherent sovereignty enforce criminal laws members see assumptions must accept case comes us dictate outcome case therefore concur judgment write separately principally fails confront tensions result flows inadequate constitutional analysis agree instance constitution grants congress plenary power calibrate metes bounds tribal sovereignty ante see also ante holding constitution authorizes congress regulate tribal sovereignty unlike ante locate congressional authority treaty clause art ii cl indian commerce clause art cl additionally ascribe much significance legislation act mar rev stat stat codified purports terminate practice dealing indian tribes treaty making treaties one mechanism constitution clearly provides federal government interact sovereigns yet accept congress authority believe result wheeler questionable view tribes either separate sovereigns federal indian law cases untenably hold positions simultaneously response decision duro reina holding tribes lack inherent authority prosecute nonmember indians congress amended indian civil rights act icra specifically duro fix congress amended icra definition tribes powers recogniz affir existence inherent power exercise criminal jurisdiction indians quite simply way interpret recognition affirmation inherent power delegation federal power explains ante delegated power antithesis inherent power even statute less clear interpret delegation federal power power bring federal prosecutions part putative delegated power manifestly quintessentially executive power morrison olson scalia dissenting congress transfer federal executive power individuals beyond meaningful presidential control printz means minimum president must measure power appoint remove exercising power see also morrison supra scalia dissenting appear president control tribal officials let alone substantial measure appointment removal power cf brief national congress american indians amicus curiae thus least prepared recognize absolutely independent agencies entirely outside executive branch power bind executive branch tribal prosecution bar subsequent federal prosecution tribes analogized administrative agencies dissent suggests post opinion souter reading duro fix delegation federal power without also divining adequate method presidential control create grave constitutional difficulties cf ins cyr solid waste agency northern cook cty army corps engineers accordingly two options either duro fix changed result duro nothing ii wheeler explained prior colonization tribes sovereign political communities acknowledged however heir incorporation within territory tribes exercise inherent sovereignty consistent federal policy embodied treaties statutes executive orders see also examining sources potential conflict concluded tribes retained ability exercise inherent sovereignty punish members although wheeler seems sensible example federal common lawmaking convinced correctly decided sure makes sense conceptualize tribes sovereigns due unique situation exercise full measure sovereign powers wheeler times seems analyze problem way see relying oliphant suquamish tribe discussed infra see consistent apparently undisputed fact congress plenary authority legislate indian tribes matters including form government sovereign definition entity independent authority vested black law dictionary ed quite arguably essence sovereignty exist merely whim external government federal policy thought inconsistent theory congress enacted statute purported prohibit entering treaties indian nation tribe stat codified although act constitutionally suspect constitution vests president power make treaties art ii cl recognize foreign governments art ii see pink nevertheless reflects view political branches tribes become purely domestic matter sure quite suffice demonstrate tribes lost sovereignty retain sovereignty despite fact congress regulate qua certain limited circumstances see katzenbach morgan cf new york garcia san antonio metropolitan transit authority unlike tribes part constitutional framework allocates sovereignty state federal governments specifically grants congress authority legislate respect see amdt even explained framers explicitly chose constitution confers upon congress power regulate individuals new york see also printz tribes contrast part constitutional order sovereignty guaranteed chief justice marshall explained relation indians marked peculiar cardinal distinctions exist else et may well doubted whether tribes reside within acknowledged boundaries strict accuracy denominated foreign nations may correctly perhaps denominated domestic dependent nations cherokee nation georgia pet chief justice marshall described tribes independent political communities retaining original natural rights specifically noted tribes possessed power mak treaties worcester georgia pet although tribes never fit comfortably within category foreign nations act tends show political branches longer considered tribes anything like foreign nations least arguable longer considered tribes federal indian policy say least schizophrenic confusion continues infuse federal indian law cases nevertheless accept wheeler also must accept tribes retain inherent sovereignty least enforce criminal laws members logical consequences fact heath alabama elaborated dual sovereignty doctrine explained single act violates dignity two sovereigns breaking laws constitutes two separate offenses course reason double jeopardy clause bar successive prosecutions separate sovereigns whether act violates peace dignity sovereign depends least whether perpetrator member case tribes citizen case nation sovereign heath also instructs relying wheeler inquiry turns whether two entities draw authority punish offender distinct sources power heath supra wheeler makes clear tribes federal government draw authority punish distinct sources separate sovereigns otherwise subsequent federal prosecution wheeler violated double jeopardy follows case law indian tribes possess inherent sovereignty punish anyone violates laws duro reina held indian tribes longer enforce criminal laws nonmember indians despite obvious tension duro wheeler necessarily inconsistent although wheeler heath taken together necessarily imply tribes retain inherent sovereignty try anyone violates criminal laws wheeler duro make clear conflict federal policy operate prohibit exercise sovereignty duro case inherent sovereignty term used imprecisely rather case whether specific exercise tribal sovereignty conflicts federal policy indeed duro relied primarily oliphant suquamish tribe held tribes enforce criminal laws reaching conclusion oliphant carefully examined views congress executive branch discussing treaties statutes views executive branch discussing attorney general opinions including op atty concluding tribal exercise criminal jurisdiction inconsistent various treaties duro least rehearsed analysis acknowledge cases distinguished tribal power necessary protect tribal control internal relations tribal power relates external world montana see also nevada hicks south dakota bourland duro supra wheeler oliphant supra congress never expressly forbade indian tribes impose criminal penalties make express implicit conclusion nearly century ago referring mayfield congress consistently believed necessary result repeated legislative actions noted response duro congress amended icra specifically congress recognized affirmed existence inherent power exercise criminal jurisdiction indians president bush signed legislation law see weekly comp pres doc litigation demonstrates position executive branch tribes possess inherent authority prosecute nonmember indians view authoritative pronouncements political branches make clear exercise aspect sovereignty inconsistent federal policy therefore position tribes thus duro may correct decision time political branches subsequently made clear tribes exercise criminal jurisdiction nonmember indians consistent federal policy potential conflicts duro must premised according political branches exist see also ante therefore agree case comes us tribe acted separate sovereign prosecuted respondent accordingly double jeopardy clause bar subsequent federal prosecution iii believe must examine critically tribal sovereignty case law dissent however compound confusion failing undertake necessary rigorous constitutional analysis begin carefully following assumptions logical conclusions identifying potential sources federal power modify tribal sovereignty dissent admits reaties statutes delineating relationship properly viewed independent elaboration political branches fine details tribes dependent position strips tribes power exercise criminal jurisdiction outside membership post extent description process agree understand dissent conclude jurisdictional implications arising analysis constitutional nature ibid understand dissent mean congress alter result though dissent never quite says analysis obviously constitutional implications example dispositive respondent double jeopardy claim follow decisions limiting tribes authority exercise inherent sovereignty somehow become enshrined constitutional holdings political branches alter political branches demonstrate particular exercise tribes sovereign power fact consistent federal policy underpinnings decision disabling exercise tribal power disappear although necessarily agree tribes residual inherent sovereignty congress constitutionally appropriate branch make adjustments sovereignty see part ii supra important recognize logical implications assumptions similarly unavailing dissent observation perform analysis undertaking constitutional analysis based legal categories constitutional dimension post dissent concludes double jeopardy analysis context must constitutional status ibid ipse dixet transform decisions constitutional holdings cf dickerson scalia dissenting however agree case raises important constitutional questions begin answer utterly fails find provision constitution gives congress enumerated power alter tribal sovereignty cites indian commerce clause treaty power ante agree indian commerce clause congress plenary power legislate field indian affairs ante quoting cotton petroleum new mexico one time implausibility assertion least troubled see kagama considering construction indian commerce clause strained willing revisit question morrison lopez thomas concurring next acknowledges treaty power literally authorize congress act legislatively article ii power authorizing president congress make treaties ante quoting art ii cl course suffices show provides power congress least absence specific treaty cf missouri holland treaty power seems believe provide congress power legislate sees fit topics potentially implicate unspecified treaty assertion especially ironic light congress enacted prohibition indian treaties end resorts citing past examples congressional assertions similar power ante times history might suffice cf dames moore regan youngstown sheet tube sawyer frankfurter concurring suffice least two reasons first federal indian law odds find difficult reconcile result wheeler congress prospective prohibition making treaties indian tribes federal government simultaneously claim power regulate virtually every aspect tribes ordinary domestic legislation also maintain tribes possess anything resembling sovereignty see part ii supra short history points directions second much practice cites actually help argument insular cases include hawaii puerto rico examples ante involved territories congress plenary power govern regulate see reid covert art iv cl existence textual source congressional power distinguishes cases incidentally although one might think congress authority tribes found article iv cl held territories purposes see wheeler preclude result wheeler reason well degree autonomy puerto rico beside point see wheeler supra post admit failed quest find source congressional power adjust tribal sovereignty acknowledgement might allow ask logically antecedent question whether congress opposed president power cogent answer serve foundation analysis sovereignty issues posed case might find federal government regulate tribes ordinary domestic legislation simultaneously maintain tribes sovereigns meaningful sense begin analyze questions honestly rigorously confusion identified continue haunt cases petitioner billy jo lara writ certiorari appeals eighth circuit april justice souter justice scalia joins dissenting true today relationship indian tribes national government anomalous one complex character kagama questions tribal jurisdiction whether legislative judicial get much help general proposition tribes domestic dependent nations cherokee nation georgia pet wards american nation kagama supra cases deciding specific questions however demonstrate tribes retain jurisdiction necessary protect tribal control internal tribal relations montana including right prosecute tribal members crimes wheeler sovereign right inherent neither exclusive kagama supra federal criminal jurisdiction immune abrogation congress wheeler supra sufferance congress furthermore except provided congress tribes lack criminal jurisdiction oliphant suquamish tribe nonmember indians duro reina particular relevance today held duro tribes lost inherent criminal jurisdiction nonmember indians subsequent exercise jurisdiction come tribe delegation congress three years later south dakota bourland reiterated understanding delegation restoration prior inherent sovereignty specifically explained tribal sovereignty nonmembers survive without express congressional delegation therefore inherent emphasis original citation internal quotation marks omitted precedent tribal exercise criminal jurisdiction nonmembers necessarily rests delegation federal power akin state congressionally permitted exercise authority otherwise barred dormant commerce clause see new york like delegation lawmaking power administrative agency whose jurisdiction even exist absent congressional authorization moment given ostensibly alternating explanations conclusion sometimes indicated tribes lack inherent criminal jurisdiction nonmembers necessary legal consequence basic fact tribes dependent federal government wheeler supra tribes inability try nonmembers tribal courts rest fact dependent status indian tribes within territorial jurisdiction necessarily inconsistent freedom independently determine external relations oliphant oliphant concluded federal legislation conferring jurisdiction federal courts try offenses committed indian country implicitly tribal jurisdiction never explicitly stated come surprise two accounts inconsistent treaties statutes delineating relationship properly viewed independent elaboration political branches fine details tribes dependent position strips tribes power exercise criminal jurisdiction outside memberships also clear hold today previous understanding jurisdictional implications dependent sovereignty constitutional nature certainly far significance double jeopardy clause concerned discussions indian sovereignty naturally focused scope tribes inherent legislative judicial jurisdiction nevada hicks jurisdiction tribal courts civil suit state official south dakota bourland supra tribal regulations governing hunting fishing application double jeopardy doctrine dual sovereignty one independent sovereign exercise criminal jurisdiction bar another sovereign subsequent prosecution defendant turns question far prosecuting entity inherent jurisdiction extends grafton enquire whether two prosecuting entities draw authority punish offender distinct sources power heath alabama words undertaking constitutional analysis based legal categories constitutional dimension entity independent dependent sovereign thus application doctrines independent dependent sovereignty indian tribes response double jeopardy claim must constitutional status see wheeler holding tribes inability prosecute nonmembers rest fact dependent status indian tribes within territorial jurisdiction necessarily inconsistent freedom independently determine external relations means two ways tribe inherent sovereignty restored alter application dual sovereignty rule either congress grant independence tribes philippines see ante repudiate existing doctrine dependent sovereignty first alternative obviously attempted see reason us venture path toward second begin theory followed today virtue fitting facts one possibly deny tribes subordinate national government furthermore place reexamine concept dual sovereignty certainly reason adopt canon broad construction calling maximum application doctrine finally perhaps importantly principles stare decisis particularly compelling law tribal jurisdiction area peculiarly susceptible confusion confusion fear legacy today decision failure stand previously said reveals conceptualizations sovereignty dependent sovereignty largely therefore stand explanations oliphant duro hold congress reinvest tribal courts inherent criminal jurisdiction nonmember indians fail appreciate congress express wish jurisdiction conveyed statute treated inherent congress control interpretation statute way odds constitutional consequences tribes continuing dependent status may given controlling effect however principal object amendments indian civil rights act et close jurisdictional void created duro recognizing empowering tribal best forum handle misdemeanor cases indians therefore honor drafters substantive intent reading act delegation federal prosecutorial power eliminates jurisdictional finally hold tribe exercise delegated power bars subsequent federal prosecution offense respectfully dissent footnotes sympathetic justice kennedy position need resolve question presented ante opinion concurring judgment congress power restore tribal authority prosecute nonmember indians respondent tribal prosecution legitimate exercise separate sovereign dual sovereignty doctrine bar subsequent federal prosecution hand amendment icra effect possibility jeopardy attach tribal prosecution see serfass grafton noting person said put jeopardy life limb acquitted convicted must jurisdiction try offense charged phelps holding tribal prosecution without jurisdiction bar subsequent federal prosecution jeopardy attached tribal prosecution federal purposes federal government authorized prosecution congress authorize tribal prosecutions nothing suggests executive branch prompted respondent tribal prosecution additionally enactment icra normal legislation conflicts notion tribes possess inherent sovereignty title example requires tribes exercising powers accord individuals protections bill rights doubt whether congress ordinary legislation require let alone foreign nations use grand juries acknowledge wheeler focused specifically tribes authority try members see discuss distinction tribes external internal powers constitutionally required justice souter believes overlooked oliphant reliance sources treaties statutes views executive branch post justice souter quotes following passage oliphant ven ignoring treaty provisions congressional policy indians criminal jurisdiction absent affirmative delegation power congress indian tribes prohibited exercising powers autonomous expressly terminated congress powers inconsistent status oliphant internal quotation marks citation omitted second quoted sentence entirely consistent federal common lawmaking difficult understand anything else admit first sentence removes consideration sources federal common law makes second sentence puzzling precisely confusion identified hope begins resolve footnotes bourland civil case regulation hunting fishing applicability criminal context presumably fortiori justice thomas disagreement turns ultimately readiness discard prior case law field indeed rejection case concept dependent sovereignty notes example ante opinion concurring judgment heath alabama explained one act violates peace dignity two sovereigns constitutes two separate offenses purposes double jeopardy justice thomas concludes whether act violates sovereign peace dignity depend sovereign indian tribe whether perpetrator member tribe justice thomas therefore assumes tribes retain inherent sovereignty try anyone violates criminal laws ante however held exactly contrary tribe inherent jurisdiction prosecute non member rejecting precedent justice thomas implicitly rejects concept dependent sovereignty upon holdings wheeler oliphant suquamish tribe rested reciting oliphant examination treaties statutes views executive branch justice thomas attempts suggest opinions momentary expressions malleable federal policy somehow ignores oliphant emphasis analysis rest historical expressions federal policy rather even ignoring treaty provisions congressional policy indians criminal jurisdiction absent affirmative delegation power congress indian tribes prohibited exercising powers autonomous expressly terminated congress powers inconsistent status internal quotation marks citation omitted emphasis original see also duro reina simply basis justice thomas recharacterization clear holding justice thomas suggests delegation may violate separation powers ante resolving question whether lara prosecuted pursuant delegated power whether prosecution fact exercise inherent power see pet cert whether exercise delegated power implicate protection double jeopardy