Connecticut Judge Dismisses Suit Against Tribal Official Over Loss Of Cell Tower

Mealey's (August 9, 2022, 12:49 PM EDT) -- NEW LONDON, Conn. — A landowner cannot sue an Indian tribe’s historic preservation official in state court over her review of his property for a proposed cell phone tower because the court lacks jurisdiction due to the tribe’s sovereign immunity and because the dispute has already been litigated in tribal court, a Connecticut judge held Aug. 4....