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In 1997, Jimcy McGirt was convicted of multiple counts of sexual crimes involving his wife’s 4-year-old granddaughter. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. More than two decades later, McGirt filed a lawsuit claiming that the state of Oklahoma did not have jurisdiction to prosecute him. McGirt claimed that the city of Tulsa, where he committed his crimes, was part of a larger Creek Indian reservation and that, as a member of the Seminole tribe, the Major Crimes Act of 1885 required he be prosecuted under tribal or federal, not state, law. …
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Foreword
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Gun Control, Presidential Tax Returns and Immigration on the Docket
N.Y. State Rifle & Pistol v. New York, Trump v. Vance, Kansas v. Garcia and Others
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June Medical Services v. Gee
The Court Blocks New Abortion Restrictions
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Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC
The Court Says Employers May Not Fire Workers for Being Transgender
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Barr v. AAPC
The Court Says Exception to Cellphone Call Ban Violates First Amendment
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DHS V. Regents of the University of California
The Court Says Donald Trump’s DACA Repeal is Illegal
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Espinoza V. Montana Department of Revenue
The Court Says State Bans on Aid to Religious Schools Are Unconstitutional
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McGirt V. Oklahoma and its Consequences
Overview of Implications of Landmark American Indian Land Case
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Before the Court in McGirt v. Oklahoma
The Justices Weigh in on American Indian Sovereignty
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Opinion of the Court In McGirt v. Oklahoma
Much of Eastern Oklahoma Is a Creek Indian Reservation
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Glossary
Definition of Common Legal Terms Used in Supreme Court Debates
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Pro & Con
Does the Creek Nation Constitute a Recognized Indian Reservation in Eastern Oklahoma?
