Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. City of Tulsa et al

  1. 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."

  2. 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."

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.