9th Circuit:  Tribe Is Protected From Work Termination Case By Sovereign Immunity

(July 21, 2023, 11:57 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Federal courts have no jurisdiction to hear the claims of a former employee of the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians tribe who alleged that the termination of his employment violated his due process rights because the tribe enjoys sovereign immunity that was not waived or abrogated by Congress in this instance, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel held in affirming a trial court’s judgment....