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Content: A tribe could start prosecuting non-Indian abusers sooner than March 7, 2015, if: The tribe's criminal justice system fully protected defendants' rights under federal law; The tribe applied to participate in the new Pilot Project; and
The Justice Department granted the tribe's request and set a starting date. What rights will defendants have under the new law? A tribe must: Protect the rights of defendants under the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, which largely tracks the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights, including the right to due process. Protect the rights of defendants described in the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, by providing: Effective assistance of counsel for defendants; Free, appointed, licensed attorneys for indigent defendants;