Biden administration urges rejection of Oklahoma jurisdiction claim
The Justice Department wants time to make oral arguments in the Oklahoma case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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The Justice Department wants time to make oral arguments in the Oklahoma case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Attorneys for the federal government and Oklahoma's tribes stated in briefs filed this week that only Congress can address any concerns stemming from the U.S. Supreme Court’s McGirt decision.
Choctaw Nation leaders said a recent bill reauthorization shows Congress supports tribes and their criminal justice systems in wake of the McGirt decision.
The Five Tribes say Oklahoma's claims of criminal jurisdiction would include tribal trust land and give the state unprecedented authority.
Nellie Meashintubby believes that tribal sovereignty means the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma should have not only criminal jurisdiction over Native Americans within its reservation, but should govern in civil matters