Matthew THOMAS, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants,
v.
State of RHODE ISLAND, et al., Defendants, Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Heard February 5, 2008.
Decided September 24, 2008.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
John F. Killoy for appellants.
Neil F.X. Kelly, Assistant Attorney General, for appellees State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations; Patrick C. Lynch, Attorney General; Rhode Island State Police, Colonel Steven M. Pare; State Police Trooper Badge #37; State Police Detective Timothy Sanzi; State Police Detective Joseph Philibin, and State Police Detective Michael Casey.
Claire Richards, Special Counsel, for appellee Governor Donald L. Carcieri.
Rebecca Tedford Partington, Assistant Attorney General, for appellees State Police Detectives Ken Barry and Ken Bell.
Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, TASHIMA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Appellants are seven members of the Narragansett Indian Tribe ("the Tribe")1 who brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claiming that Rhode Island state officials, including state police officers, violated their constitutional rights by arresting them "without lawful authority" on tribal lands. Relying on our earlier ruling that the state police had jurisdiction to make...
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