Oklahoma District Court Decision Using Bracker Preemption Test to Validate State Criminal Jurisdiction

Here are the materials in State v. Long (McIntosh County D. Ct.):

Raqib Shaw

Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Confirms Wyandotte Reservation Boundaries Remain Intact

Here are what I think are the relevant materials in State of Oklahoma v. Fuller:

Joint Interior and Justice Report on Missing and Murdered

Here:

Aspen Decker

Fifth Circuit Affirms Major Crimes Act Conviction Where Federal Prosecutor Once Repped Defendant’s Dad in Choctaw Tribal Court

Here is the opinion in United States v. Anderson.

Briefs:

Opening Brief

Government Answer Brief

Reply

Updated Indian Country Criminal Jurisdiction Chart!

Minnesota Federal Court Rejects Constitutional Challenges to Indian Country Criminal Jurisdiction

Here are the relevant materials in United States v. Johnson (D. Minn.):

Tenth Circuit Reverses Indian Country Crimes Act Conviction cuz Government Did Not Prove Defendant was Non-Indian

Here is the opinion in United States v. Simpkins.

Briefs:

Fort Peck Tribes Expand its Criminal Jurisdiction over Non-Indians

The Fort Peck Tribes Expand Criminal Jurisdiction Over Non-Indians

On August 17th, 2023, the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board expanded its special jurisdiction over non-Indians under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA).

 

What is VAWA?

Originally passed in 1994, VAWA is the first Federal Legislation acknowledging domestic violence as crime and provides resources to encourage Community Coordinated Responses to prevent violence against Women. Subject for renewal every five years, VAWA has been reauthorized in 2000, 2005, 2013, and in 2022. Each reauthorization builds upon existing protections for victims of domestic violence and will be subject to another reauthorization in 2027. *

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Update on Creek Nation v. Tulsa Briefing

Here are the briefs in Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. City of Tulsa (N.D. Okla,):

Prior materials here.

Hawai’i Intermediate COA Briefs in Pascua Yaqui Tribe’s Extradition Request (interesting!)

Here are the available materials in In re the Extradition of Moreno (Haw. Ct. App.):

Who wouldn’t want to be extradited from Hawai’i to Tucson?