Should A Legal Loophole Allow the Execution of a Native American?

A (Somewhat) Brief Explainer about the Legalities Surrounding the Federal Government’s Planned Execution of Lezmond Mitchell

Monument Valley on Navajo tribal lands. Photo by Griffin Hardy.

by Griffin Hardy

[A Note about Terms: The word “Indian” will be used at several points in this article. This should not be construed as an endorsement of that terminology. Federal law refers to “Indians,”…