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tribal sovereign immunity in Alaska

6 Alaska opinions name it 1 courts 1977–2024 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Alaska courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (4)

CaseFollowedCited
Atkinson v. Haldanegreen
alaska · 1977 · cited in 3 Alaska opinions naming this issue, 1988–2017
2 sentences

2017Id. at 2031 (quoting Kiowa, 523 U.S. at 756 , 118 S.Ct. 1700 ); see also Atkinson v. Haldane, 569 P.2d 151, 163 (Alaska 1977) ("Because of the supremacy of federal law, we are bound to recognize 'the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity....”). 11 .

2017Id. at 2031 (quoting Kiowa, 523 U.S. at 756 , 118 S.Ct. 1700 ); see also Atkinson v. Haldane, 569 P.2d 151, 163 (Alaska 1977) ("Because of the supremacy of federal law, we are bound to recognize 'the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity....”). 11 .

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Breakthrough Management Group, Inc. v. Chukchansi Gold Casino & Resortgreen
ca10 · 2010 · cited in 1 Alaska opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
1 sentence

2024Inc. v. Chukchansi Gold Casino & Resort, 629 F.3d 1173, 1187 (10th Cir. 2010))). 6 84 P.3d 437 (Alaska 2004). -5- 7695 STANDARD OF REVIEW We review de novo “issues of sovereign immunity” and dismissals “for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.” 7 In doing so “we will adopt the rule of law that is most persuasive in light of precedent, reason, and policy.” 8 DISCUSSION This case requires us to review the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity and how it applies to legal entities that, while formally distinct from tribes, nonetheless function as arms of tribes.

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Lula Williams v. Big Picture Loans, LLCgreen
ca4 · 2019 · cited in 1 Alaska opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
2 sentences

2024Like the federal circuit courts, most have rejected formal financial 58 929 F.3d 170, 177 (4th Cir. 2019). 59 Id. (citing White, 765 F.3d at 1026 ). 60 Id. 61 Id. at 174. 62 Id. at 174-75. 63 Id. at 177. 64 Id. at 177-85. - 15 - 7695 insulation as a dispositive factor.65 New York is the sole outlier; in 2014 the New York Court of Appeals reaffirmed the real-party-in-interest test that we adopted in Runyon.66 In 2016 the California Supreme Court adopted the first five Breakthrough factors, determining that they “properly account for the understanding that tribal immunity is both ‘an inherent pa

2024Like the federal circuit courts, most have rejected formal financial 58 929 F.3d 170, 177 (4th Cir. 2019). 59 Id. (citing White, 765 F.3d at 1026 ). 60 Id. 61 Id. at 174. 62 Id. at 174-75. 63 Id. at 177. 64 Id. at 177-85. - 15 - 7695 insulation as a dispositive factor.65 New York is the sole outlier; in 2014 the New York Court of Appeals reaffirmed the real-party-in-interest test that we adopted in Runyon.66 In 2016 the California Supreme Court adopted the first five Breakthrough factors, determining that they “properly account for the understanding that tribal immunity is both ‘an inherent pa

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Timothy White v. University of Californiagreen
ca9 · 2014 · cited in 1 Alaska opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
2 sentences

2024See id. at 1018, 1025-26 . - 14 - 7695 In 2019 the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals examined arm-of-the-tribe immunity in Williams v. Big Picture Loans, LLC and, like the Ninth Circuit, adopted the first five Breakthrough factors. 58 It also interpreted the Ninth Circuit’s decision in White as implicitly adopting the sixth Breakthrough factor because the decision “considers the central purposes underlying the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity.”59 The court explained that the sixth factor “overlaps significantly with the first five” and “is too important to constitute a single factor.”60 Wil

2024Like the federal circuit courts, most have rejected formal financial 58 929 F.3d 170, 177 (4th Cir. 2019). 59 Id. (citing White, 765 F.3d at 1026 ). 60 Id. 61 Id. at 174. 62 Id. at 174-75. 63 Id. at 177. 64 Id. at 177-85. - 15 - 7695 insulation as a dispositive factor.65 New York is the sole outlier; in 2014 the New York Court of Appeals reaffirmed the real-party-in-interest test that we adopted in Runyon.66 In 2016 the California Supreme Court adopted the first five Breakthrough factors, determining that they “properly account for the understanding that tribal immunity is both ‘an inherent pa

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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Also cited on this issue (5)

CaseCitedYears
Native Village of Stevens v. Alaska Management & Planning green
alaska · 1988
2 sentences

1992We stated: "In our view, the mere approval of a section 16 constitution ... by the Secretary of the Interior ... does not suffice to afford ... tribal status for the purpose of application of the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity." Stevens Village, 757 P.2d at 40 .

1992We stated: "In our view, the mere approval of a section 16 constitution ... by the Secretary of the Interior ... does not suffice to afford ... tribal status for the purpose of application of the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity." Stevens Village, 757 P.2d at 40 .

21992–1992
Runyon Ex Rel. BR v. AVCP green
alaska · 2004
1 sentence

2024Inc. v. Chukchansi Gold Casino & Resort, 629 F.3d 1173, 1187 (10th Cir. 2010))). 6 84 P.3d 437 (Alaska 2004). -5- 7695 STANDARD OF REVIEW We review de novo “issues of sovereign immunity” and dismissals “for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.” 7 In doing so “we will adopt the rule of law that is most persuasive in light of precedent, reason, and policy.” 8 DISCUSSION This case requires us to review the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity and how it applies to legal entities that, while formally distinct from tribes, nonetheless function as arms of tribes.

12024–2024
Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma v. Manufacturing Technologies, Inc. green
scotus · 1998
2 sentences

2017Id. at 2031 (quoting Kiowa, 523 U.S. at 756 , 118 S.Ct. 1700 ); see also Atkinson v. Haldane, 569 P.2d 151, 163 (Alaska 1977) ("Because of the supremacy of federal law, we are bound to recognize 'the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity....”). 11 .

2017Id. at 2031 (quoting Kiowa, 523 U.S. at 756 , 118 S.Ct. 1700 ); see also Atkinson v. Haldane, 569 P.2d 151, 163 (Alaska 1977) ("Because of the supremacy of federal law, we are bound to recognize 'the doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity....”). 11 .

12017–2017
Oklahoma Tax Comm'n v. Citizen Band of Potawatomi Tribe of Okla. green
scotus · 1991
2 sentences

1992Oklahoma Tax Comm'n v. Citizen Band of Potawatomi Indian Tribe, ___ U.S. ___, 111 S.Ct. 905 , 112 L.Ed.2d 1112 (1991).

1992Oklahoma Tax Comm'n v. Citizen Band of Potawatomi Indian Tribe, ___ U.S. ___, 111 S.Ct. 905 , 112 L.Ed.2d 1112 (1991).

11992–1992
Puyallup Tribe, Inc. v. Department of Game of Washington green
scotus · 1977
2 sentences

1977Yet, since the government recognized the Band as a "tribe," the court ruled in favor of sovereign immunity. [32] The doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity was most recently reaffirmed by the United States Supreme Court in Puyallup Tribe, Inc. v. Department of Game, ___ U.S. ___, 97 S.Ct. 2616 , 53 L.Ed.2d 667 (June 23, 1977).

1977Yet, since the government recognized the Band as a "tribe," the court ruled in favor of sovereign immunity. [32] The doctrine of tribal sovereign immunity was most recently reaffirmed by the United States Supreme Court in Puyallup Tribe, Inc. v. Department of Game, ___ U.S. ___, 97 S.Ct. 2616 , 53 L.Ed.2d 667 (June 23, 1977).

11977–1977

Statutes the citing opinions construe

USC § 25u.s.c.473a (4) USC § 25u.s.c.476 (4) USC § 25u.s.c.477 (3) USC § 28u.s.c.1360 (3) USC § 43u.s.c.1601 (3) USC § 43u.s.c.1618 (3) USC § 48u.s.c.358 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

CA 13 (2002–2024) OK 10 (1991–2014) NM 8 (2010–2024) AK 6 (1977–2024) WA 5 (2006–2023) AZ 5 (1983–2020) MN 4 (1994–2024) CO 2 (2004–2010) FL 2 (2011–2017)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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