Tribal Law - Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, Wisconsin; National Indian Law Library, Native American Rights Fund

Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin - Tribal Law

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Lac Courte Oreilles Tribal Code of Law.

TUC.3.1.030 Sovereign Immunity

As an instrumentality of the Tribe, the inherent sovereign immunity of the Tribe is extended to the Authority pursuant to Section TCT.1.3.020 of the Sovereign Immunity Code of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and the laws of the United States ("Sovereign Immunity Code"). The Authority may waive its sovereign immunity from suit only in accordance with the processes set forth in Section TCT.1.2.030 of the Sovereign Immunity Code. Except as otherwise expressly authorized by the Governing Board, any waiver of the Authority's immunity of suit shall be limited to the Authority and shall not extend to any other department, agency, or instrumentality of the Tribe, and such waiver shall further be limited to judgments effecting the assets and/or revenue streams of the Authority. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the sovereign immunity of the Authority shall not apply to actions commenced against the Authority under the provisions of this Code.