United States Agrees That Ruling Expanding Reservation Must Be Reversed

Mealey's (August 2, 2018, 12:47 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals got it wrong when it found that Oklahoma lacked jurisdiction over a murder because it occurred on a present-day Indian reservation, demanding reversal by the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. government tells the high court justices in a July 30 amicus curiae brief (Mike Carpenter v. Patrick Dwayne Murphy, No. 17-1107, U.S. Sup.)....