Judge Dismisses Widow’s Suit Against Tribe For Invalidating Will, Taking Home

Mealey's (November 13, 2020, 10:36 AM EST) -- ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Tribal sovereign immunity blocks a widow’s claims that a North Carolina tribe illegally voided the will of her husband, a former tribal official, in order to take his home and evict her, a federal judge held Nov. 11 in dismissing her suit against the tribe for lack of jurisdiction (April Ledford v. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, No. 20-5, W.D. N.C., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 211888)....