Tribe Says It’s Clear That Congress Never Reduced Size Of Oklahoma Reservation

Mealey's (February 13, 2020, 11:51 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The actions of Congress and the “fundamental principles of statutory construction” show that the size of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation reservation have never been reduced over the years, the tribe tells the U.S. Supreme Court in a Feb. 11 amicus curiae brief (Jimcy McGirt v. Oklahoma, No. 18-9526, U.S. Sup.)....