Hamptons Aesthetics vs. Shinnecock Rights: How the Federal Government is Failing to Protect Indigenous Sovereignty from State Judicial Infringement

Authors

Lindsay M. Brocki, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note examines the conflict between the Shinnecock Nation's sovereignty and state interference, highlighting the federal government's failure to protect indigenous sovereignty. It uses the Shinnecock Nation's legal battle over billboards as a case study to argue for stronger federal protection against state encroachment.

Disciplines

Indigenous, Indian, and Aboriginal Law | Jurisdiction | Law | State and Local Government Law

Recommended Citation

Lindsay M. Brocki, Hamptons Aesthetics vs. Shinnecock Rights: How the Federal Government is Failing to Protect Indigenous Sovereignty from State Judicial Infringement, 29 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 195 (2022).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol29/iss1/7