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“Two Black Members of Native Tribes Were Arrested. The Law Sees Only One as Indian. 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.'”

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The Law Sees Only One as Indian. 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.'” The Law Sees Only One as Indian.

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Pennsylvania top court rules for gas drilling firms in antitrust lawsuit

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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the attorney general’s office does not have authority under the consumer protection law to sue natural gas exploration firms over their leasing practices. Therefore, the defendants asserted that they were not subject to action under the UTPCPL.

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Court allows bar on Tulsa’s enforcement of municipal laws against Native Americans to remain in place

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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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Morning Docket: 05.20.22

Above The Law

. * Mississippi just strengthened its animal rights laws. NY's Supreme Court rules cops can't use chokeholds again. Kamala Harris gives Oklahoma's abortion law anything but the OK. [ Judge continues ban on a Kentucky law that would prohibit abortion. [ appeared first on Above the Law. Action News ].

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Justices will review scope of McGirt decision, but won’t consider whether to overturn it

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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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The morning read for Wednesday, Sept. 29

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Tony Mauro, The National Law Journal). judiciary seeks more Oklahoma judges after Supreme Court ruling (Nate Raymond, Reuters). The Marble Palace Blog: How the SCOTUS Long Conference Started + Did Scalia Really Watch RBG Parasail? Senator Durbin Shadowboxes with Shadow Docket (Ed Whelan, National Review).

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Longest Serving Inmate to Be Declared Innocent Exonerated After 50 Years in Prison

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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.