Opinion
PETERS, J.
As a matter of federal law, Native American tribes are not subject to suit in state court unless Congress authorizes suit or the tribe unequivocally waives its sovereign immunity. The issue in this case is whether an Indian tribe waives its immunity from state court tort actions by purchasing property outside the reservation. The trial court dismissed the plaintiff's tort action against the tribe. It concluded that the purchase...
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