Interests
Crispin’s interests include federal Indian law, tribal law, constitutional law, criminal law, and legal philosophy. Posts here will generally be about those topics!
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Recently, I presented research on the interaction between federal Indian law and equal protection, and discussed ways that advocates can defend important structures in Indian law, like ICWA and IGRA, from equal protection challenges. Specifically, I argued that if the Court is skeptical of the oft cited rule from Morton v. Mancari that federal legislation…
Transplanted Rights in the Choctaw Nation: Threats to Sovereignty and Potential Solutions by Crispin South :: SSRN
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My new paper, Let Them Be Tribal Members: Exempting Nonmember Resident Indians from State Taxes, was recently published in the Arizona State Law Journal. I argue that to push back against the problems associated with state taxation in Indian country, Tribes ought to enter into membership reciprocity agreements that allow non-member resident Indians to become…
Transplanted Rights in the Choctaw Nation: Threats to Sovereignty and Potential Solutions by Crispin South :: SSRN
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In the spirit of my last post, encouraging Choctaw voters to vote no on Amendment 2 until we have a more robust bill of rights in place, I thought I ought to share my draft proposal for a new bill of rights. This is an edited (more detailed) version of the example I provided to…
Transplanted Rights in the Choctaw Nation: Threats to Sovereignty and Potential Solutions by Crispin South :: SSRN
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Bottom Line Up Front: Amendment #2 is intended to protect Choctaw Nation’s sovereignty, but does so at the expense of Tribal Members’ most fundamental rights. Until we also have an amendment on the ballot for a more robust Choctaw Bill of Rights, I encourage everyone to VOTE NO on Amendment 2. On July 12, Tribal…
Transplanted Rights in the Choctaw Nation: Threats to Sovereignty and Potential Solutions by Crispin South :: SSRN
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This Note, written during my 1L year, explores the dangers to tribal sovereignty posed by transplanted rights provisions in tribal constitutions, and proposes solutions available to tribal governments. Published in the Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights, Spring 2025. Available on SSRN here: Transplanted Rights in the Choctaw Nation
Transplanted Rights in the Choctaw Nation: Threats to Sovereignty and Potential Solutions by Crispin South :: SSRN