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MARCH 12, 2021

“A convicted Oklahoma killer’s death sentence was overturned because of a landmark US Supreme Court ruling”: Dakin Andone of CNN has this report. My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals rulings can be accessed here.

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MAY 27, 2021

“Supreme Court May Revisit Ruling on Native American Rights in Oklahoma; After the court ruled last year that much of eastern Oklahoma is an Indian reservation, a state court threw out a conviction of a death row inmate”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

“Tribes’ Victory in Oklahoma at Risk in Bold Request to the Supreme Court; Last year, the court ruled 5 to 4 that much of the state is an Indian reservation.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

“McGirt decision not retroactive, appeals court rules”: Chris Casteel of The Oklahoman has this report on a ruling that the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals issued today.

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JUNE 29, 2022

“Supreme Court Narrows Ruling for Tribes in Oklahoma; The decision followed a landmark 2020 ruling that said much of eastern Oklahoma falls within Indian reservation lands, limiting the authority of state prosecutors”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

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MARCH 11, 2021

“Court ruling means hundreds of state criminal cases will be shifted to tribal or federal courts”: Samantha Vicent and Curtis Killman of The Tulsa World have this report. Chris Casteel of The Oklahoman reports that “ Oklahoma court says Cherokee, Chickasaw reservations still exist.”

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The Crime Report

AUGUST 13, 2021

The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that conviction appeals related to the recent U.S. Oklahoma , which decided that large swaths of eastern Oklahoma — in particular the Muscogee (Creek) Nation lands — fall within Native American reservations, cannot be applied retroactively to undo a final conviction, reports the Norman Transcript.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 12, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Friday vacated a previous ruling that dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Oklahoma-based Muscogee (Creek) Nation, who challenged the construction of a casino in Alabama on land they claim is sacred. US Circuit Court Judge William Pryor Jr.,

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JUNE 25, 2024

“Oklahoma Supreme Court Says No to State Funding for a Religious Charter School; In a closely watched case, Oklahoma’s highest court blocked what was set to become the nation’s first religious charter school; An appeal is likely”: Sarah Mervosh of The New York Times has this report. constitution.”

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FEBRUARY 27, 2021

“10 death row inmates in Oklahoma could get new trials”: Sean Murphy of The Associated Press has a report that begins, “As many as 10 death row inmates in Oklahoma, more than one-fifth of the state’s prisoners condemned to die, could escape execution because of a recent U.S.

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JUNE 3, 2023

A Supreme Court ruling barred Oklahoma from prosecuting crimes committed by Native Americans on tribal land, but some Black tribal members are still being prosecuted because they lack ‘Indian blood.'” “Two Black Members of Native Tribes Were Arrested. The Law Sees Only One as Indian.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

“Federal Murder Trial Begins For Man At Center Of Supreme Court Ruling On Tribal Jurisdiction”: Amelia Mugavero of News on 6 in Tulsa, Oklahoma has this report.

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APRIL 7, 2021

“Oklahoma Gov. Stitt says dangerous criminals walking free thanks to ‘horribly wrong’ Supreme Court ruling; ‘The murderers and criminals being let loose is the biggest thing that’s happening in our state,’ Gov. Stitt tells Fox News”: Houston Keene of Fox News has this report.

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ABA Journal

JUNE 25, 2024

A contract providing for state funding of an online Catholic charter school violates the First Amendment’s establishment clause, the Oklahoma Constitution and a state law…

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ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

After a favorable ruling in state court, Oklahoma’s attorney general is withdrawing a cert petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn or limit a…

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The Crime Report

JUNE 2, 2021

Supreme Court, allowing tribal police the ability to detain non-Indian suspects. Previously, the Supreme Court held that tribal police had little authority over non-Indians, reports AP News. Explaining the decision, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer cited a precedent from a 1981 case, Montana v.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 21, 2022

Share Less than two years ago, the Supreme Court ruled in McGirt v. Although Castro-Huerta is not a Native American, his stepdaughter is a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals vacated his conviction because the crime occurred in Indian country.

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SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 4, 2023

Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday left in place a federal appeals court ruling that bars the city of Tulsa from enforcing municipal ordinances against Native Americans. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit on hold to give the city time to appeal. But two years later, the Supreme Court ruled in McGirt v.

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SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 20, 2021

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, a direct challenge to the court’s ruling in McGirt v. Last year, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in McGirt v. Now, Oklahoma alleges in Oklahoma v. Now, Oklahoma alleges in Oklahoma v.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: It’s Not My Fault That People Don’t Like the Supreme Court Anymore (Matt Ford, The New Republic). To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

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Law 360

JANUARY 5, 2022

Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma Inc. asked the Tenth Circuit to reconsider whether it's entitled to business interruption coverage for pandemic losses, saying an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling will help clarify key coverage issues.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 22, 2021

Share The Supreme Court on Monday reshaped the relationship between universities and the athletes who play college sports. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit upheld that decision, the NCAA and the athletic conferences went to the Supreme Court, which late last year agreed to take up the case. After the U.S.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 16, 2022

At least 75 of the lethal injection executed were terribly botched —most notably in Oklahoma and Alabama. . In 2014, Oklahoma tried unsuccessfully for 20 minutes to kill Clayton Lockett by lethal injection as he struggled in pain before dying of a heart attack in the death chamber some 43 minutes after the execution protocol got underway.

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Patently O

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

That’s because current disclosure of litigation funding relies on a patchwork of state law, court rules, self-reporting, FOIA requests, leaks to journalists, and funding pitches. Some, as noted above, have even banned the practice at common law, though state courts have increasingly relaxed those rules in favor of regulation. [23]

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 19, 2021

Madrid , the Supreme Court ruled that the application of physical force by police officers, with the intent to restrain, is a “seizure” for Fourth Amendment purposes, even if the suspect does not submit and is not subdued. City of Tahlequah, Oklahoma v. Three months ago in Torres v. The circuits have remained split on the issue.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 4, 2024

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. The Supreme Court will consider a whopping 472 petitions and applications at this Friday’s conference, making it the biggest conference since the behemoth end-of-summer “long conference.” A panel of the U.S.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Supreme Court rulings related to capital punishment. The ruling makes Simmons eligible for up to $175,000 in compensation from the state for wrongful conviction and opens the door for a federal lawsuit against Oklahoma City and law enforcement involved in his arrest and conviction.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Share The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. After a dispute over the trademarks for remote controls used to operate heavy construction equipment, a jury awarded Oklahoma-based Hetronic International, Inc. A short explanation of relists is available here.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Share The Supreme Court heard argument on Tuesday in Denezpi v. United States , which examines whether the federal government can bring criminal charges in federal court against a defendant previously found guilty in a Court of Indian Offenses for an offense stemming from the same act.

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JonathanTurley

JUNE 24, 2021

Below is my column in the Hill on the recent ruling on college athletes by the Supreme Court. After its unanimous Supreme Court loss this week in NCAA v. Writing for the court, Justice Neil Gorsuch upheld lower courts in saying that athletes could receive broader benefits related to their education.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Just three days after the thunderous ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization , the Supreme Court issued another important decision on a pressing health care issue. In an opinion by Justice Stephen Breyer — the penultimate opinion of his 28-year Supreme Court career — the court chose a subjective standard.

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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, a potential replacement for the now-dismissed Servotronics Inc. Oklahoma should apply retroactively, and whether the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act violates a website designer’s First Amendment rights. In ZF Automotive US, Inc.

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JURIST

JANUARY 31, 2023

While Ohio proposed a bill in November to limit gender-affirming treatment for minors, Oklahoma passed a law in October to withhold COVID relief funds from hospitals providing gender-affirming care to minors. .” SB16 is part of a massive debate on gender-affirming treatment to minors in the US.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 14, 2022

Share In a term in which the justices are already slated to weigh in on disputes over public funding for private schools that teach religion , the role of spiritual advisers in the execution chamber , and the flying of a religious flag on a city flag pole , the Supreme Court on Friday added another religion case to its docket.

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AUGUST 5, 2024

In the August 12, 2024 issue of The New Yorker: Amy Davidson Sorkin has a Comment titled “ The Supreme Court Needs Fixing, but How? President Biden has proposed radical changes to the Court. Reviewing them is a reminder of why reform is so hard, despite dissatisfaction and a wealth of ideas.”

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

. * Another same-sex First Amendment case will be before the Supreme Court soon. South Carolina appeals court upholds lower court ruling that basically says, "You can't just overrule Roe, dude." Oklahoma's AG will be figuring out if time-honored literary classics like Lord of the Flies and Of Mice and Men are obscene.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

[ Law.com ] * As expected , Alabama fertility providers are shutting off access to hopeful families after court ruling. [ NPR ] * Oklahoma's legal attacks on Trans folks back in focus after child's death. [ ABA Journal ] * Pro gamers file suit challenging Activision's efforts to control Call of Duty esports.

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