Judge Unhappy With Rule Protecting BIA, Tribe From Claims Over Culvert Washout

Mealey's (March 16, 2022, 1:02 PM EDT) -- BISMARCK, N.D. — A North Dakota federal judge on March 15 reluctantly dismissed claims against the United States for the deaths of two people and severe injuries to two others after a road culvert on an Indian reservation was washed away in heavy rains and they unknowingly drove off the road and into the raging floodwaters below....