Court Ruling Affirming Sovereignity May Affect Oklahoma Tribes (link)
A Tulsa lawyer said a recent decision by the federal appeals court in Denver has broad implications for any company that conducts business with American Indian tribes. The court ruled last week that the Seneca-Cayuga tribe's cigarette business cannot be sued in federal court because the business is shielded by tribal sovereign immunity. This news item is also posted under the Seneca-Cayuga tribal page on Oklahoma Is Native.