( November 10, 2025, 10:01 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 7 affirmed a district court’s ruling finding three tribal officers of the Alturas Indian Rancheria not immune from claims brought against them by California for the allegedly illegal sales and distribution of cigarettes, including claims against the tribal officers for injunctive relief to comply with state cigarette taxation laws and claims against two officers for civil penalties and money damages....