Federal Court Squarely Enjoins Oklahoma Courts from Exercising Jurisdiction over Tort Claims under Compact

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is Tuesday’s judgment in the Chickasaw/Choctaw case: 2010-06-29 (38) Judgment.

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  1. P. H. Tinker July 1, 2010 / 9:44 am

    The injunction only applies to the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations. The question remains, will Oklahoma concede and respect the sovereign immunity of the rest of the state’s gaming tribes, or will each tribe have to take it to arbitration, and then to federal court for enforcement?

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