Supreme Court Grants Cert, Vacates, Remands 11 Criminal Cases In Oklahoma

Mealey's (July 1, 2022, 11:40 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eleven petitions for certiorari from Oklahoma asking the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit its 2020 Indian reservation ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma were granted June 30, with the high court vacating the state criminal appeals court judgments that the petitions were based on and remanding for further consideration in light of the justices’ ruling that day in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, another criminal jurisdiction case....