UNITED STATES: Wampanoag tribal sovereignty challenged
Two Massachusetts towns have joined their neighbors in a lawsuit against the Aquinnah Wampanoag’s right to sovereign immunity on Cape Cod. They challenge the tribe’s exemption from following town laws and local zoning rules.
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