Court Decisions Criminal Law Legal Oklahoma 
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 26, 2022
Share A sad story involving child neglect has become the subject of a Supreme Court case — and white-hot political rhetoric — because the crime occurred on the reservation of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and the victim (but, crucially, not the defendant) is a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The case, Oklahoma v.
Above The Law
APRIL 7, 2025
CNN noted that prominent legal figures like Leonard Leo of the Federalist Society have argued that the criticism is an overreaction to a procedural ruling, not a substantive one. Despite this backlash, some conservatives have come to Barretts defense. Jackson Womens Health Organization , which overturned Roe v. Similarly, in George v.
JURIST
MAY 21, 2025
Oklahoma District Court Judge Bernard Jones granted a temporary restraining order on Tuesday, temporarily blocking HB 4156 from allowing the criminalization of noncitizens’ irregular entry and unauthorized stay in Oklahoma. The defendants are Attorney General Gentner Drummond, among other Oklahoma state officials.
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