Idaho Federal Judge: Bus Driver Sued As Individual Doesn’t Enjoy Tribal Immunity

(January 17, 2024, 8:13 AM EST) -- COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — A bus driver who was allegedly involved in an altercation that led to a man’s wrongful arrest is not entitled to sovereign immunity as an employee of the federally recognized Coeur d’Alene Tribe because he was sued in his individual capacity, an Idaho federal judge found in denying the bus driver’s motion to dismiss....