State Courts Lack Jurisdiction To Hear Tribal Police Wrongful Termination Case

(April 26, 2024, 10:44 AM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — State courts did not have subject matter jurisdiction to hear a wrongful termination case brought by two former police officers with the Pueblo of Santa Ana Police Department because tribal sovereign immunity bars the claims, a New Mexico panel found in affirming a trial court’s judgment....