Supreme Court
Following McGirt decision, Oneida Nation case continues string of Indigenous court victories
September 2, 2020The decision is the direct result of the Supreme Court ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma, issued on July 9, declaring that the Creek Reservation in that state still exists.
Read moreSupreme Court’s earthshaking decision: Eastern Oklahoma is still Indian Country
July 13, 2020The ruling will have effects far beyond the criminal justice system, with possible legal implications for taxation, business and property law, and more.
Read moreSupreme Court rules today: Trump is not above the law!
July 9, 2020But in earlier rulings this week the Court gives him wins by dealing severe blows to the rights of women and workers.
Read moreTeachers: High Court opens way for taxpayer dollars for religious schools
July 1, 2020The U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision allowing Montanans tax credits to pay for tuition at private – read “religious” – schools will cut dollars available to public schools and kids.
Read moreWill the Supreme Court return eastern Oklahoma to the Five Tribes?
May 8, 2020McGirt v. Oklahoma sits at the top of the Supreme Court docket. It's the Indian law case that will decide whether eastern Oklahoma will be returned to reservation status.
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