AUSTIN (KXAN) — In several recent lawsuits against Texas, attorneys for the state argued for dismissal due to “sovereign immunity.” But what does that mean for Texans? The legal doctrine holds that a ...

Recently, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that tribal officials could not claim sovereign immunity or qualified immunity from potential liability for failure to remit taxes on cigarette sales ...

MADISON, Wis. (CN) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court considered the sovereign immunity of the Menominee tribe on Monday, and whether a property association’s restrictive covenants can control how the ...

“There’s a recognition by a lot of legislators that sovereign immunity as a concept is a fundamentally un-American idea," said Todd Michaels, a partner at the Haggard Law Firm. "It flies in the face ...

High Court Says State Retains Quasi-Judicial Immunity Defense "The plain language of § 4-160 unambiguously puts the state in the same position as a private person once sovereign immunity is waived, ...

OLYMPIA — The Washington Supreme Court upheld an appeals court ruling against a ranch involved in a land dispute with the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, which allegedly bought land that the ranch had ...

In a ruling that could significantly reshape how accident claims involving military vehicles are handled, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has made it clear that the Union of India cannot take refuge ...