Supreme Court Reverses Indian’s Conviction, Says Oklahoma Reservation Still Intact

Mealey's (July 9, 2020, 1:07 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A large part of eastern Oklahoma, including most of Tulsa, is still part of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s reservation, so the state did not have jurisdiction to prosecute an accused sex offender Native American and his conviction must be overturned so he can be tried in federal court, the U.S. Supreme Court held July 9 in a 5-4 decision (Jimcy McGirt v. Oklahoma, No. 18-9526, U.S. Sup.)....