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Feds: Law aimed to stop abuse of Indian women has gaps

A U.S. Justice Department official identified significant gaps Wednesday in a federal law aimed at addressing high rates of violence against Native American women, saying the law should be expanded to broaden tribes' authority over certain child abuse cases. In 2013, Congress gave tribes power to prosecute non-Native Americans in domestic and dating violence cases. The ...

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