Friday, July 10, 2020

Supreme Corp upholds tribal sovereignty

As I have an infinitesimal amount of Creek on my mother's side, I'm heartened by this decision for my distant tribe. And rather surprised that Gorsuch went along with it. As long, of course, there's no blankets in the bargain...

"In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that much of eastern Oklahoma, constituting nearly half the state, is Native American land, recognizing a 19th century U.S. treaty with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. Justice Neil Gorsuch, a Trump nominee, joined the court’s liberal wing in a narrow 5-4 ruling that found state authorities cannot criminally prosecute Indigenous peoples under state or local laws."

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