Legal Opinion
Gingras v. Think Finance, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 24, 2019No. Docket 16-2019-cv (L); 16-2132-cv; 16-2135-cv; 16-2138-cv; 16-2140-cv (Con); August Term, 2016PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Circuit Judge:
The federal government and many states have laws designed to protect consumers against predatory lending practices. In this case, we must determine what happens when those laws conflict with the off-reservation commercial activities of Indian tribes. In so doing, we probe the boundaries of tribal sovereign immunity and hold that, notwithstanding tribal sovereign immunity, federal courts may entertain suits against tribal officers in their official capacities seeking prospective, injunctive relief prohibiting off-reservation conduct that violates state and substantive…
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