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In sequel to McGirt, justices will again review scope of state prosecutorial power in Indian country

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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.

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With historical promises in mind, justices weigh state criminal jurisdiction in Indian country

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Share At the last Supreme Court oral argument of Justice Stephen Breyer’s career, the court stepped into a dispute over the state of Oklahoma’s criminal jurisdiction authority in Indian country. Oklahoma v. The case comes on the heels of the court’s monumental 2020 decision, McGirt v. federal enclaves).

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Who’ll Shoot First? How Relaxed Gun Rules Fuel a ‘Small Arms Race’

The Crime Report

According to law professors Guha Krishnamurthi of the University of Oklahoma College of law and Peter Salib of the University of Houston Law Center, this public concern is warranted. Vigilante Justice Firearm Laws. Legal Solutions.

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Too Clever By Half: Why Public Nuisance is Again at the Heart of a Public Health Debate

JonathanTurley

Below is my column in the Wall Street Journal on the ongoing opioid litigation and an important ruling out of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. ” The Oklahoma Supreme Court last week struck down a $465 million opioid award against Johnson & Johnson based on a legal theory that has previously been tried and failed against guns.

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