Federal Judge:  Minnesota Officials’ Suit Against Tribe, Tribal Judge Not Allowed

Mealey's (September 7, 2021, 12:43 PM EDT) -- ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and its officials cannot get injunctive relief in federal court to halt an Indian tribe’s lawsuit in tribal court over water permit approvals for a pipeline project due to the tribe’s sovereign immunity, a Minnesota federal judge determined Sept. 3 in dismissing the DNR’s action....