· 9/13/2023
In Re Alfredo Canedo v. the State of Texas
How courts have described this case
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- concluding that “the mere fact that the Tribe has appeared on behalf of [individual tribal members whom the State of Washington sued in its courts] does not effect a waiver of sovereign immunity for the Tribe itself”
- stating that “individual defendants were members of the Tribe and therefore entitled to the benefits of the Treaty”
- stating that “it is settled that a state court may not exercise jurisdiction over a recognized Indian tribe”
- “Absent an effective waiver or consent, it is settled that a state court may not exercise jurisdiction over a recognized Indian tribe.”
- “Absent an effective waiver or consent, it is settled that a state court may not exercise jurisdiction over a recognized Indian tribe.”
- assertion of tribal sovereign immunity does not impair authority of State Court to adjudicate rights of tribal members
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