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Muscogee Creek Nation files lawsuit against Oklahoma city for breaches of tribal sovereignty in traffic enforcement

JURIST

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation filed a complaint in US federal court Wednesday against the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, accusing the city of violating tribal sovereignty by writing tickets to tribal members for traffic violations committed within reservation boundaries.

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Supreme Court to consider NCAA student-athlete compensation, class action rules

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Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma , the court held that the NCAA could, in the interest of preserving the character and quality of college sports, impose restrictions upon players that would otherwise breach antitrust laws. ” The court also granted certiorari in TransUnion LLC v. Thanks for your support!

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December 2020 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Each month, Arnold & Porter and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law collect and summarize developments in climate-related litigation, which we also add to our U.S. climate litigation charts. Federal Court in Washington Upheld Forest Restoration Plan. By Margaret Barry and Korey Silverman-Roati. and non-U.S.

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'Don't You Want To Confirm Who I Am?' a Mistakenly Arrested Grandmother Asked the Marshals. They Did Not.

The Volokh Conspiracy

Rozak has lived in Canada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas, places where McCarthy had never resided at the time of her arrest. citizen or legal resident, and documentation of the driver's full name, birth date, and residential address. She resembles Rozak only in very broad ways: Both are white women older than 65.

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Are Alaska Native corporations Indian tribes? A multimillion-dollar question

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Oklahoma last term, the court confronted the complex past of Oklahoma’s Native nations, Chehalis turns on the unique legal history of Alaskan Natives. The meaning of these distinctions is at the core of the current litigation over the 2020 CARES Act. First, some background. Just as, in McGirt v.

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Why the ‘Machinery of Death’ Keeps Running

The Crime Report

The state of Oklahoma put James Coddington to death on Aug. It marks the beginning of a busy period at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary’s execution chamber. Photo courtesy Oklahoma Dept. Today, fewer jurisdictions are using the death penalty, but some – like Oklahoma – seem to be doubling down. James Coddingon.

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The Anti-ESG Movement Has Not Fared Well in Court, but Critical Decisions Are Pending

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If that language continues to be upheld on appeal, the SIFMA decisions foreshadows the strength of ERISA’s protections for fiduciary autonomy in making sound investment decisions, so long as plan fiduciaries are steadfast in their commitment to their legally mandated duties. The law had resulted in a 15.7%

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