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Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. City of Tulsa et al
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May 20, 2024
Law On Indian Country Jurisdiction Still Unsettled, Tulsa Says
Officials of Tulsa, Oklahoma, have asked a federal district court to deny an intervention bid by the United States in a tribal challenge over criminal jurisdiction, saying that as an alternative, the lawsuit should be paused pending the outcome of a state case in which the governor's brother is fighting a speeding ticket.
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May 15, 2024
McGirt Ruling Should Be In 'Full Force' In Tulsa, U.S. Says
The federal government wants to intervene in a challenge by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, that seeks to block city officials from asserting criminal jurisdiction over tribe members on tribal lands, arguing the municipality is violating federal law reiterated in a 2020 high court ruling.
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January 08, 2024
Tulsa Has Interest In Prosecuting Native Crimes, Officials Say
The city of Tulsa has a strong interest in enforcing criminal law within its boundaries, its officials said, arguing that concurrent jurisdiction with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation over Native Americans who commit crimes within its boundaries is "paramount" to the Oklahoma tribe's safety.
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December 11, 2023
Tulsa Looks To Ax Tribe's Indian Country Jurisdiction Dispute
Tulsa city officials are asking an Oklahoma federal district court to dismiss claims by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation that allege Native Americans are being unlawfully prosecuted, saying the law regarding jurisdiction over Indian Country is "unsettled, continually evolving and the subject of several pending lawsuits in both state and federal courts."
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December 01, 2023
Tulsa Has Concurrent Jurisdiction In Indian Country, City Says
The city of Tulsa says Native American tribes seeking to block its officials from prosecuting tribal members for committing municipal violations on reservation lands are well aware that it has concurrent jurisdiction to enforce its laws, yet "there is still a very significant case or controversy at issue."
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November 29, 2023
Amid Treaty Row, Slave Descendants Back Tribe Against Tulsa
Despite being embroiled in their own challenge to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation over membership, descendants of people once enslaved by the tribe have told an Oklahoma federal court they support its bid to block Tulsa from prosecuting Native Americans for crimes committed on reservations.
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November 29, 2023
Tribe Can Join Tulsa Litigation, But Judge Has Questions
A federal judge is conditionally allowing an Oklahoma tribe to participate in an ongoing dispute between a Choctaw Nation member and the city of Tulsa over the municipality's right to prosecute tribal citizens for violating laws on reservation lands.
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November 16, 2023
Tulsa Continues To Prosecute Natives On Rez, Tribe Says
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation is asking a federal court for a preliminary injunction barring the city of Tulsa, its chief of police and its city attorney from asserting criminal jurisdiction over Native Americans on the tribe's Oklahoma reservation, saying the municipality intends to continue the unlawful practice despite two appellate court rulings forbidding it.