Muscogee (Creek) Nation Supreme Court

Creek Freedmen Sue in Federal Court to Enforce Treaty Right to Citizenship in Light of Creek Nation Refusal to Allow Enrollment

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the complaint in Grayson v. Hill (W.D. Okla.):

1 Complaint.pdfDownload

Tribal Supreme Court decision is here.

Links to other materials here.

Chris Pappen

Muscogee (Creek) Nation SCT Denies Enforcement and Contempt Motions Citing Separation of Powers and Closes Freedmen Citizenship Case

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

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

Doc.+75,+Order+Denying+Respondents’+Motions+and+Closing+the+Case,+05122026Download

Prior post here.

Update in Creek Freedmen Suit Seeking Citizenship — Contempt Motions

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are post-decision materials in Citizenship Board of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Grayson and Kennedy:

Doc.+53+Respondents’+Motion+for+Contempt+and+for+Court+Enforcement+of+Order+and+Judgment+08272025_.pdfDownload
Doc.+54,+Order+Denying+Respondents’+Motion+for+Contempt+and+for+Enforcement+of+Order+and+Judgment,+08282025.pdfDownload
Doc.+55,+Respondents’+Renewed+Motion+for+Contempt+and+for+Court+Enforcement+of+Order+and+Judgment+and+for+Order+to+Show+Cause,+10142025.pdfDownload
Doc.+57,+Appellant+Citizenship+Board+of+MCN’s+Response+To+Respondents’+Renewed+Motion,+10272025.pdfDownload
Doc.+58,+Order+Taking+Respondent’s+Renewed+Motion+for+Contempt+Under+Consideration,+and+Directing+Appellant+to+Submit+Monthly+Status+Report,+11132025.pdfDownload
Doc.+62,+Appellant+Citizenship+Board+of+the+MCN’s+First+Monthly+Status+report,+12052025.pdfDownload
Doc.+65,+Respondents’+Objection+and+Motion+for+Leave+to+Respond,+12182025.pdfDownload
Doc.+67,+Respondents’+Third+Motion+for+Contempt,+for+Court+Enforcement+of+Order+and+Judment+and+for+Order+to+Show+Cause,+03092026.pdfDownload
Doc.+68,+Respondents’+Motion+for+Temporary+Restraining+Order+and+Preliminary+Injunction,+03092026.pdfDownload
NAACP Motion for Leave to File Amicus Brief.pdfDownload

Prior posts here and here.

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.

Muscogee (Creek) Nation SCT Suspends Attorney for One Year Due to Conflicts of Interest

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in In the Matter of Lile.

Muscogee (Creek) Nation SCT Strikes Down Special Justice Statute

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials in In re the Constitutionality of NSA-24-007:

Petitioners’ Brief, 09202024

Respondent’s Brief (National Council), 10072024

Respondent’s Brief (Executive Branch), 10072024

Petitioners’ Reply Brief, 10172024

Order Setting Oral Argument, 11082024

Amended Order Resetting Oral Argument, 01172025

Order and Opinion, 04222025

Tenth Circuit Holds Thlopthlocco Tribal Town v. Wiley is Moot

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the unpublished opinion.

Briefs here.

Tenth Circuit Oral Argument Audio in Thlopthlocco Tribal Town v. Wiley

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here.

Briefs here.

Tenth Circuit Briefs in Thlopthlocco Tribal Town v. Wiley

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Tribe Opening Brief

Town Answer Brief

Reply

Lower court materials here.

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