Tribal Jurisdiction Over Tort Claim Affirmed by Default

State-based tort law does not lead to a lot of USSC cases, so we are often left with cases tangentially related to torts.  The Court just affirmed by default (4-4) tribal jurisdiction over an assault (molestation) claim brought by a 13-year old member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians against a Dollar General store operating on tribal lands.  Courthouse News Service has the story.