Freedmen descendants

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Supreme Court Holds Creek Freedmen & Descendants Entitled to Same Rights as Other Creek Citizens

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Citizenship Board of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Grayson and Kennedy:

Doc.-49-Order-and-Opinion-07232025.pdfDownload

Briefs here (MCN website) and here.

Oklahoma Federal Court Denies Habeas Petition of Non-Indian Freedmen Descendant Convicted of Indian Country Crime

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in Cook v. Dunn (N.D. Okla.):

1 Habeas Petition

9 Response

10 Reply

11 DCT Order

Tribal SCT Briefs in Citizenship Board of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Grayson

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Appellant Brief.pdfDownload
Response Brief.pdfDownload
Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief.pdfDownload

More briefs TK.

Lower court decision here.

Jeffrey Gibson

MCN District Court Orders Enrollment Office to Reconsider Denials of Freedmen Descendants’ Citizenship Applications

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the order in Grayson v. Citizenship Board (MCN Dist. Ct.):

mcn dist. ct., order and opinion on appeal from citizenship board of the muscogee (creek) nation denial of creek freedmen citizenship application, 09272023.pdfDownload
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