Man’s Assault Claims Against Tribal Police Fail, Federal Judge Holds

Mealey's (September 22, 2017, 2:06 PM EDT) -- RAPID CITY, S.D. — A man who claims that he was assaulted and robbed by tribal law enforcement officers when he was taken to a jail for not paying a speeding ticket cannot pursue federal civil rights claims against the tribe and police because the tribe and officers are immune from such claims, a federal judge in South Dakota ruled Sept. 20 (Rudy Stanko v. Oglala Sioux Tribe, et al., No. 17-5008, D. S.D., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 152933)....