Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds sovereign immunity in tribal lands case

The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the Menominee Indian Tribe's sovereign immunity in a case involving tribal land use restrictions. The Legend Lake Property Owners Association sued the tribe in 2018 to enforce restrictive covenants, but the court ruled in favor of the tribe, citing tribal sovereignty and federal law. The Menominee Tribe had regained federal recognition in 1973 and later reacquired land in the Legend Lake area under federal trust status.