Before the Court in McGirt v. Oklahoma
The Justices Weigh in on American Indian Sovereignty
At 10 a.m. on May 11, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for case number 18-9526 Jimcy McGirt v. Oklahoma. At 11:32 a.m. arguments were concluded and the case was submitted for judgment. Following are excerpts from the arguments of Ian Gershengorn, counsel of record for the petitioner, and Mithun Mansinghani, solicitor general for the state of Oklahoma. Questions are presented from the nine Supreme Court justices via teleconference. …