TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 27, 2019

President Trump signed an executive order yesterday aimed at addressing the unsolved cases of murdered and missing Native American women and children. A 2008 study found women in some tribal communities are 10 times more likely to be murdered than the average American. The effort, Operation Lady Justice, will utilize a task force approach to encourage federal and tribal officials to work together to fight violence in Native American communities. WKRN has more on the move.