Jurisdiction Of Oklahoma, Tribe Debated Before Full High Court Via Teleconference

Mealey's (May 11, 2020, 3:26 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court justices weighed the text of laws and treaties versus demographics and consequences in oral argument May 11 for the second case in less than a year asking whether Oklahoma has jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed by tribal members on the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s land in the eastern part of the state (Jimcy McGirt v. Oklahoma, No. 18-9526, U.S. Sup.)....