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2014 Cardozo L. Rev. De-Novo 1 (2014)

handle is hein.journals/denovo2014 and id is 1 raw text is: d CARDozo LAW REVIEW dewnovo BACK TO BASICS: SPECIAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE JURISDICTION IN THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN REACTIVATION ACT OF 2013 AND THE EXPANSION OF INHERENT TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY Laura C. Saylert TABLE OF CONTENTS IN TR O D U C TIO N ..................................................................................................... 2 I. B A C K G RO U N D ............................................................................................... 10 A. The Violence Against Women Act and the 2013 Reactivation Bill ....... 10 B . The Legacy of O liphant ..................................................................... 14 II. SPECIAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE JURISDICTION IS AN EXPANSION OF INHERENT TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY ................................................................. 17 A. The Delegation Theory Versus the Inherent Sovereignty Theory ......... 17 B. Constitutional Support for the Inherent Sovereignty Theory ........ 19 C. Early Common Law Support for the Inherent Sovereignty Theory ....... 22 D. Legislative Support for the Inherent Sovereignty Theory .......... 26 III. COUNTER ARGUMENTS AND THE DOCTRINE OF PLENARY POWER .................. 30 A. Plenary Power and Sections 904 and 905 ...................................... 31 B. Morton v. Mancari and the Rational Relationship Test .................. 32 C O N CLU SIO N ...................................................................................................... 33 T Managing Editor, Cardozo Law Review. J.D. Candidate (May 2014), Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. I would like to thank Professors David Rudenstine and N. Bruce Duthu for their feedback, guidance, and support throughout this project.