Mealey's (March 29, 2021, 2:15 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — While retaliation claims by a fired officer for a tribe whose police department operates under a contract with the United States are barred by the discretionary function exception in the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), his claims for negligence and failure to follow proper procedures in firing him are not, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held March 26 in partly affirming, partly reversing and remanding....