28 USC § 1362 - Indian tribes

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identifier: "/us/usc/t28/s1362"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "28 USC § 1362 - Indian tribes"
title_number: 28
title_name: "JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE"
section_number: "1362"
section_name: "Indian tribes"
chapter_number: 85
chapter_name: "DISTRICT COURTS; JURISDICTION"
part_number: "IV"
part_name: "JURISDICTION AND VENUE"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 89–635, § 1, Oct. 10, 1966, 80 Stat. 880.)"
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# § 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.

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