Muscogee Nation, City of Tulsa Sign Law Enforcement Jurisdiction Agreement

Jurisdiction agreement announced between city of Tulsa, Muscogee Nation

An agreement, approved Wednesday by both Tulsa and the Muscogee Nation, is aimed at ending a 2023 federal lawsuit filed by the tribe against the city.

City, Muscogee (Creek) Nation release details of settlement agreement

The city of Tulsa and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation have released details regarding the settlement agreement of their lawsuit.

Muscogee Nation, City of Tulsa sign law enforcement jurisdiction agreement

The Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the City of Tulsa signed an agreement clarifying tribal jurisdiction for municipal offenses on tribal land.The agreement comes amid several lawsuits and pushback from the governor and other law enforcement leaders.All law enforcement actions remain the same under the agreement, but prosecution of tribal members will go to the Muscogee Nation court.What does it mean? Members of any tribe cited with a municipal case…

Governor Stitt criticizes recent decision on tribal jurisdiction in Tulsa

Governor Stitt has released statements going against the recent decision on tribal jurisdiction out of Tulsa.

Rep. Fetgatter pushes back on Stitt’s ‘escalating language’

Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee, today pushed back against the “escalating language” from the governor regarding an agreement between the City of Tulsa and the Muscogee Nation, despite the agreement not yet being released. Fetgatter is the House Leader of Tribal and External Affairs and a member of the Choctaw Nation.

Tulsa and Creek Nation Reach Settlement, Stitt Objects (of course)

Here are the new materials in Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. City of Tulsa (N.D. Okla.): 127 Stitt Motion to Intervene 130 Freedmen Motion to Intervene 149 Joint Motion to Approve Settlement Agreement 150 Tulsa Response to 127 and 130 152 MCN Response to 127 and 130