Oklahoma Supreme Court

Oklahoma SCT Declares Tulsa-Creek Nation Settlement Invalid

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in State of Oklahoma ex rel. Stitt v. City of Tulsa.

Briefs:

Stitt PetitionDownload
Stitt Brief in Support of PetitionDownload
Tulsa OppositionDownload

Related posts here and here.

Oklahoma SCT Rejects State Court Jurisdiction over Thlopthlocco Tribal Town Politics, Concurring Judge Shoehorns Castro-Huerta into Analysis

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in Anderson v. Parish.

Briefs:

Anderson Faction BriefDownload
Tribal Town BriefDownload

Lower court materials:

Tribal Town DCT PetitionDownload
Ofuskee County DCT TRODownload
Anderson Faction DCT BriefDownload

SCOTUS Denies Cert in Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is today’s order list.

Cert stage materials here, here, and here.

FlintCo LLC v. Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Cert Petition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

FlintCo PetitionDownload

Prior post here.

Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission — State Brief in Opposition to Cert

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Oklahoma Brief in Opposition

Cert petition here. Amicus briefs in support of the petition here.

Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission Amicus Briefs in Support of Petition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Amicus Brief.pdfDownload
NCAI Amicus Brief.pdfDownload
Cherokee Chickasaw Choctaw Amicus Brief.pdfDownload
Seminole Nation Amicus Brief.pdfDownload

Petition here.

Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission Cert Petition

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Stroble-v-OTC-PetitionForAWritOfCertiorariDownload

Question presented:

Whether Oklahoma may tax the income of a Muscogee (Creek) Nation citizen who lives and works within the Muscogee (Creek) Reservation that McGirt v. Oklahoma, 591 U.S. 894 (2020), held remains Indian country.

Lower court materials here.

Ugh, This Stupid Garbage Again

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are materials in State of Oklahoma ex rel. Stitt v. City of Tulsa (Okla. S. Ct.):

2025-08-20. Gov Stitt’s App for Orig Jurisdiction & Pet for Writ of Prohibition & Inj Relief.pdfDownload
Gov. Stitt Brief in Support of App for Original Jurisdiction 08-21-2025.pdfDownload

Oklahoma SCT Rejects Tribal Citizen Income Tax Immunity in Indian Country

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the opinions in Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission:

Per Curiam Order.pdfDownload
Kane Concurrence.pdfDownload
Rowe Concurrence.pdfDownload
Kuehn Concurrence.pdfDownload
Winchester Concurrence.pdfDownload
Darby Concurrence.pdfDownload
Dissent.pdfDownload

Briefs here.

City of Sherrill is the epitome of fascism.

Oklahoma SCT Affirms ICWA Tribal Court Transfer Order

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the opinion in In the Matter of the Guardianship of K.D.B.