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27 Berkeley J. Crim. L. 141 (2022)
Reimagining the Violence against Women Act for Tribes in 2022

handle is hein.journals/bjcl27 and id is 141 raw text is: Reimagining the Violence Against Women Act for Tribes in 2022 Ashleigh Lussenden* Introduction.......................................................................................142 I.The Problem of Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country..................144 A. The Oliphant Problem ......................................................144 B. Oliphant's Jurisdictional Vacuum is the Main Cause of Violence Against Native Women ......................................144 1. Oliphant Undermines Tribal Sovereignty ....................145 C. Clarifying Oliphant: Wheeler, Duro, and the Pyrrhic Victory of Lara.................................................................146 II.The Legislation Behind the Jurisdictional Maze in Indian Country. 148 A. The Indian Civil Rights Act ..............................................148 B. The Tribal Law and Order Act and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization of 2013.......................................151 III.Inflated Due Process Concerns in Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction...............................................................153 A. Positive Trends From VAWA 2013 Pilot Project Tribes ...154 B. A Writ of Habeas Corpus Left Unused..............................155 C. Navajo Nation: A Qualitative Case Study .........................156 D. The Promise of Habeas Corpus Ensures Human Rights.....159 IV.The Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2022.........159 A. An Analysis of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2022....................................................159 V.A Solution: Jurisdiction for All and an Opt-In Choice for Tribes.... 161 A. Jurisdiction Without Strings, or Funding: A Default Baseline Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction.......................................................................161 B. Opt-In Choices That Provide Tribes Extra Support ...........162 DOI: https://doi.org/10.15779/Z38W950P46 Copyright © 2022 Regents of the University of California. * Associate, Sidley Austin, San Francisco, CA; J.D., 2021, Berkeley School of Law. The author thanks the members of the Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law for their suggestions and edits during the publishing process. She also thanks Professor Seth Davis, Berkeley School of Law, for his guidance and feedback during the writing process.

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