Coverage Issues Under the Indian Self-Determination Act

Coverage Issues Under the Indian Self-Determination Act The 1990 am endm ent to the Indian Self-D eterm ination and E ducation Assistance Act of 1975 covers only those torts for which the Federal T ort C laim s A ct w aives the sovereign im m unity o f the U nited States. The 1990 am endm ent does not authorize o r otherw ise address representation o f tribes o r tribal em ployees who are sued in their individual capacities for constitutional torts April 22, 1998 M e m o r a n d u m O p in io n for th e A s s is t a n t A t t o r n e y G e n e r a l C iv il D iv is io n This memorandum…