FIVE YEARS OF MCGIRT: Leaders Speak on What's Changed

Keith Stitt asking U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on tribal jurisdiction

Keith Stitt, Governor Kevin Stitt's brother, is asking the United States Supreme Court to weigh in on tribal jurisdiction in a case involving a traffic ticket he got in Tulsa.

FIVE YEARS OF MCGIRT: Leaders speak on what's changed

Its been five years since the McGirt ruling was implemented in Oklahoma, stating tribal members cannot be prosecuted by the state on tribal land.Tribal leaders and Oklahoma law enforcement spoke to 2 News to talk about how legal processes have been affected.Cherokee Nation Deputy Chief Bryan Warner said the ruling was sudden."It just happened in the blink of an eye, and that became a challenge right away," said Warner. Felony misdemeanor cases h…

Stitt v. City of Tulsa Cert Petition

Here: Cert Petition.pdfDownload Question presented: Whether a state may exercise criminal jurisdiction over an Indian for conduct in Indian country absent a valid congressional grant of authority. Lower court materials here.

Keith Stitt petitions SCOTUS to review Oklahoma criminal court's Indian jurisdiction ruling

Attorney and Cherokee Nation citizen Keith Stitt filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday seeking determination of whether Oklahoma “may exercise criminal jurisdiction over an Indian for conduct in Indian County absent a valid congressional grant of authority.” Stitt is not guaranteed a day in the Supreme Court, […] The post Keith Stitt petitions SCOTUS to review Oklahoma criminal court’s Indian jurisdiction …