
The Strange Dissent of Samuel Alito
Bloomberg Law
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The Difficulty With Requiring Congress to Explicitly Be Clear That They Want to Get Rid of Sovereign Immunity for Tribes
i don't see what would be wrong with requiring congress to explicitly be clear that they want to get rid of this area of sovereignty for tribes. i almost wanted them to agree that yes uh that's the point is that if you're going to take away something take it away and be clear you're taking it awayDon't make it general thing and then later ask the courts to make it large I mean did you see a split among the justices which did you think we're on which side? The court was very nervous about sovereign immunity now they were in the prior cases but the fact that they keep taking search suggests some of them think that eventually they'll end up doing so.
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