Panel Issues Mixed Ruling For Man’s Banishment From Alaska Native Village

Mealey's (April 1, 2022, 1:58 PM EDT) -- ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Due to sovereign immunity, a non-Native Alaskan cannot pursue civil rights violation claims against his tribe over his banishment from the tribal village for trying to import alcohol into the dry village, but the trial court must still determine whether he is suing tribal officials in their official capacities or as individuals, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held March 30 in affirming in part and reversing in part....