§ 1362. Indian tribes

Type Statute
Publication 2026-03-26
State In force
Department United States Congress
Source OLRC
articles 2
Reform history JSON API

§ 1362. Indian tribes

The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of all civil actions, brought by any Indian tribe or band with a governing body duly recognized by the Secretary of the Interior, wherein the matter in controversy arises under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States.

(Added Pub. L. 89–635, § 1, Oct. 10, 1966, 80 Stat. 880.)

This document does not substitute reading the official United States Code published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. We assume no responsibility for any inaccuracies resulting from the conversion to this format.

This text is published under OLRC's own terms of reuse, not a Legalize or public-domain licence. OLRC
public domain (work of the U.S. Government, 17 U.S.C. § 105)