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NYTs: “For Oklahoma Tribe, Vindication at Long Last”

July 12, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Stacy Leeds on the Policing Impacts of McGirt

July 11, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

From Slate, here is “What the Landmark Supreme Court Decision Means for Policing Indigenous Oklahoma: For Indigenous people, cries of ‘law and order’ have always contained a loaded message.”

Also in Slate, Mark Joseph Stern’s “Why Gorsuch Keeps Joining the Liberals to Affirm Tribal Rights.“

Kirsten Carlson Commentary on McGirt v. Oklahoma

July 10, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Supreme Court upholds American Indian treaty promises, orders Oklahoma to follow federal law,” in The Conversation.

Other commentaries —

Bob Miller on VOA.

Ronald Mann on SCOTUSblog.

Ian Millhiser on VOX.

NYTs: “Supreme Court Rules Nearly Half of Oklahoma Is Indian Reservation”

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

A wildly overblown headline, but here you go anyway.

Here’s another one, from CNBC: “Supreme Court says eastern half of Oklahoma is Native American land.”

And WSJ: “American Indian Lands Include Eastern Oklahoma, Supreme Court Rules.”

And NPR gets in on the action: “Supreme Court Rules That About Half Of Oklahoma Is Native American Land.”

SCOTUS Holds Creek Reservation is Indian Country

July 9, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion:

Briefs here.

In a separate order, the Court affirmed Sharp v. Murphy:

Cert Petition in Oklahoma Gaming Machines Tax Case

May 22, 2020July 23, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the petition in Rogers County Board of Tax Roll Corrections v. Video Gaming Technologies, Inc.:

20200514142407520_Petition for Writ of Certiorari

20200514142428474_Appendix for Petition for Writ of Certiorari

Question presented:

Whether a generally applicable state ad valorem tax, as assessed against personal property owned by a non-Indian, out-of-state corporate entity and leased to a tribe for use in its casino operations, is preempted by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and the Court’s “particularized inquiry” balancing test, see White Mountain Apache Tribe v. Bracker, 448 U.S. 136 (1980), where the tax does not infringe on any federal regulatory purpose contained in the IGRA, the tax does not interfere with any tribal sovereignty interests, and the tax supports relevant and important government interests, such as law enforcement, schools and health services.

Lower court decision here.

UPDATE:

Tulsa County Assessor Amicus Brief

SCOTUSBlog Preview of McGirt Argument with Bob Anderson

May 11, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

McGirt background materials here.

Rebecca Nagle Repudiating Oklahoma’s Factual Claims in McGirt/Murphy

May 8, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Oklahoma’s Suspect Argument in Front of the Supreme Court — The state claims that affirming a reservation in eastern Oklahoma could lead to thousands of state criminal convictions being thrown out. But that argument doesn’t seem to be based on facts” from the Atlantic.

The briefs are here.

Bloomberg News Profile of McGirt Argument

May 8, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is “Gorsuch Gets Moment as Decider in Case Evoking Trail of Tears.”

The briefs are here.

McGirt v. Oklahoma SCT Argument Set for April 21

March 4, 2020Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the April calendar.

Here are the background materials on the case.