Civil Rights,
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jun. 25, 2021
Motion says tribe not shielded from US law at off-reservation gas station
“The strong federal policy and the public interest in enforcing the nation’s disability related civil rights laws outweighs any tribal interest in extending their sovereignty to commercial activities conducted off the reservation,” wrote San Jose attorney Tanya E. Moore.
An opposition motion filed in federal court this week argued sovereign immunity does not shield an off-reservation gas station operated by an Indian tribe from a suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
"In D'Lil, the court concluded that "the strong federal policy and the public interest in enforcing the nation's disability related civil rights laws outweighs any tribal interest in extending their sovereignty to commercial a...
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