Tribal Sovereign Immunity

Legal cases concerning the sovereign immunity of Native American tribes from lawsuits.

1. Upper Skagit Tribe v. Lundgren

2. Jurisdiction: United States (May 21, 2018)
3. VictimsNoneDefendantsSharline LundgrenRaymond LundgrenPlaintiffsUpper Skagit Indian TribeInvestigatorsNoneProsecutorsNoneDefense AttorneysNonePlaintiff AttorneysNoneJudgesNeil GorsuchInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesWashington Supreme Court
4. Case Tags: Tribal Sovereign Immunity;Property Law;U.S. Supreme Court;Indian Law

1. Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin

2. Jurisdiction: United States (June 15, 2023)
3. Victims<![CDATA[None]]>Defendants<![CDATA[Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians]]>Plaintiffs<![CDATA[Brian W. Coughlin]]>Investigators<![CDATA[None]]>Prosecutors<![CDATA[None]]>Defense Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Plaintiff Attorneys<![CDATA[None]]>Judges<![CDATA[Ketanji Brown Jackson]]><![CDATA[Neil Gorsuch]]>Institutions<![CDATA[United States Supreme Court]]><![CDATA[United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit]]><![CDATA[United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts]]><![CDATA[Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians]]>
4. Case Tags: Tribal Sovereign Immunity;Bankruptcy Code Abrogation;Automatic Stay;Supreme Court Decision