A.P. offers this report, which begins: “A state appeals court ruled Wednesday that California can sue an American Indian tribe to force it to abide by state campaign contribution laws.” The opinion itself is here. The FPPC press release is here.
One of the interesting things about the opinion is that the court holds that the State of California has the power under the Tenth Amendment to enforce its election laws against the tribes to protect its “republican form of government” under the Guarantee Clause.