Tribal Corporation Is Immune In Cigarette Sales Dispute, Calif. Federal Judge Finds

(January 26, 2024, 12:41 PM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A tribal corporation is entitled to sovereign immunity from claims brought against it by California for the corporation’s allegedly illegal sales and distribution of cigarettes because the corporation acts on behalf of Alturas Indian Rancheria to the extent that it is an “arm of the tribe,” a California federal judge found in partly granting the corporation’s motion to dismiss....