Hooper v. The City of Tulsa

  1. March 23, 2023

    10th Circ. Hears Latest Fight Over Okla. Criminal Jurisdiction

    The Tenth Circuit on Thursday tackled a dispute in which the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, said it can enforce municipal law against Native American citizens, with the appeals court focusing largely on an 1898 federal statute meant to erode the sovereignty of local tribes.

  2. January 02, 2023

    Native American Cases To Watch In 2023

    All eyes are on the U.S. Supreme Court as it weighs a challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act in a case that Indigenous-rights advocates say could threaten tribal sovereignty in many other areas, depending on the extent of the final ruling.

  3. September 09, 2022

    Okla. May Not Prosecute Reservation Indians, 10th Circ. Told

    Tribal leaders in Oklahoma maintain that only they and the federal government may prosecute Native Americans for crimes committed on their lands and urge the Tenth Circuit to reject state officials' claim that a recent Supreme Court ruling gives them criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country, too.