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  1. December 15, 2023

    Tulsa Can't Prosecute Crimes In Indian Country, Judge Says

    The city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, lacks jurisdiction to prosecute Native Americans for municipal crimes committed on reservation lands, a federal court judge determined Friday, saying an appellate court mandate that dismissed an early 19th-century law governing judicial authority over Indian Country will remain in effect.

  2. December 11, 2023

    Tulsa Looks To Ax Tribe's Indian Country Jurisdiction Dispute

    Tulsa city officials are asking an Oklahoma federal district court to dismiss claims by the Muscogee (Creek) Nation that allege Native Americans are being unlawfully prosecuted, saying the law regarding jurisdiction over Indian Country is "unsettled, continually evolving and the subject of several pending lawsuits in both state and federal courts."

  3. December 01, 2023

    Tulsa Has Concurrent Jurisdiction In Indian Country, City Says

    The city of Tulsa says Native American tribes seeking to block its officials from prosecuting tribal members for committing municipal violations on reservation lands are well aware that it has concurrent jurisdiction to enforce its laws, yet "there is still a very significant case or controversy at issue."

  4. November 29, 2023

    Tribe Can Join Tulsa Litigation, But Judge Has Questions

    A federal judge is conditionally allowing an Oklahoma tribe to participate in an ongoing dispute between a Choctaw Nation member and the city of Tulsa over the municipality's right to prosecute tribal citizens for violating laws on reservation lands.

  5. September 06, 2023

    Gov.'s Remarks Could Cause Tribal Backlash, Okla. Chief Says

    The Muscogee (Creek) Nation's principal chief said recent remarks by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt regarding his stance on the taxation of tribal motor vehicle tags are reckless and could result in "physical confrontations" against Native Americans as litigation on the issue continues in the state's Supreme Court.

  6. September 01, 2023

    Tulsa Will Move Ahead In Tribal Traffic Jurisdictional Dispute

    The city of Tulsa, Oklahoma is set to go before a federal district court to discuss plans for moving forward with litigation in a challenge to municipal law enforcement on tribal lands after a Tenth Circuit panel vacated the case as moot and remanded it for further proceedings.

  7. April 20, 2022

    Tulsa Can Prosecute Indians Despite McGirt, Okla. Court Says

    A federal judge says communities in eastern Oklahoma can still prosecute Native Americans for violating local law, even after the U.S. Supreme Court stripped the state's criminal jurisdiction in those places because its landmark McGirt decision does not weaken municipal ordinances.