Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/07/26/saint-regis-mohawk-tribe.html
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The tactic of using tribal immunity as a shield against lawsuits is a wildly fucked up business model. Some payday loan companies hide on the reservation while engaging in predatory lending, casino giants like Harrah’s “operate” casinos on behalf of tribes, etc.
I get why tribes might be tempted to take the check from these businesses, but it’s a sham that hurts consumers and only benefits the tribes with pennies on the dollar.
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I figured this trick wouldn’t work.
On one hand I’d like to see tribal sovereignty bolstered.
On the other hand this seems like a BS tactic.
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Not sure why using sovereign immunity is a BS tactic, since there doesn’t seem to be a problem when it’s invoked by state universities. https://www.law.utah.edu/patents-and-tribal-sovereign-immunity/
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It’s a BS tactic when it is used by non-tribal entities to simply purchase a shield against liability for their actions or to gain an advantage in a legal dispute. Almost without fail, such actions are taken by those seeking to circumvent laws protecting consumers or workers, and we all lose when it works.
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The holding that IPR is a mere agency proceeding rather than a quasi-lawsuit is shaky. It wouldn’t surprise me if the Supreme Court grants review to reconsider that.
And if IPR is indeed a quasi-lawsuit, then tribal sovereign immunity is back on the table, which means a potential death knell for tribal sovereign immunity is back on the table.
we’ve been hearing the “end of tribal sovereignty” since they granted the bitch. i call it pacification.
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