Alaska Supreme Court Follows Circuit Courts, Adopts New Arm-Of-The-Tribe Test

(May 6, 2024, 9:03 AM EDT) -- JUNEAU, Alaska — Looking to the 10th, Ninth and Fourth Circuit U.S. Courts of Appeals for guidance, the majority of the Alaska Supreme Court adopted a new multifactor test for determining whether a corporation is entitled to tribal sovereign immunity as an “arm of the tribe” it’s affiliated with and ruled that a woman’s employment claims were barred by such immunity against an intertribal consortium that provides health care services....

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