11th Circuit Upholds Dismissal Of Church's Claims Involving Florida Tribe

Mealey's (August 12, 2020, 8:53 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — Claims against an Indian tribe over a hostile takeover of a church in Florida using tribal police officers have no place in federal court because of sovereign immunity and the doctrine of separation of church and state, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed Aug. 10 (Eglise Baptiste Bethanie de Ft. Lauderdale, Inc., et al. v. Seminole Tribe of Florida, et al., No. 20-10173, 11th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 25205)....