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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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The long conference’s relists

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Several of them are sequels to earlier high court decisions. First Amendment The current court is very solicitous of First Amendment rights. Criminal law We are now in the home stretch. Justin Sneed murdered Barry Van Treese, owner of an Oklahoma City motel, in one of the guest rooms.

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Blockbuster watch: Affirmative action, same-sex weddings, and other big relists

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The court has an unusual number of relists this week, including an unusual number of cases that would be blockbusters if the court decides to take them. Oklahoma cases as a single case — that I have to be extremely summary. Two terms ago, the Supreme Court held by a 5-4 vote in McGirt v. Oklahoma v. 7 conference).

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