McGirt

McGirt ruling continues to reverberate

McGirt ruling continues to reverberate

McGirt ruling continues to reverberate

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, April 22, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Repercussions from the U.S. Supreme Court decision last July in McGirt v. Oklahoma, which caused a transformation of more than a century of jurisprudence in Oklahoma, continue to ripple across the state.
McGirt appeals filed in Comanche County

McGirt appeals filed in Comanche County

McGirt appeals filed in Comanche County

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, March 25, 2021
LAWTON – Appeals citing the U.S. Supreme Court decision last year in McGirt v. Oklahoma have been filed in Comanche County District Court in several cases in which Native Americans were convicted of major crimes committed on land identified as the Kiowa-Comanche-Apache reservation in southwestern...
McGirt cited in property tax challenge

McGirt cited in property tax challenge

McGirt cited in property tax challenge

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, March 25, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Although the McGirt decision rendered last year by the Supreme Court of the United States focused solely on criminal jurisprudence, the extent of state taxing authority in “Indian Country” has been challenged in court cases whose outcomes could affect school operations, municipal...
Jimcy McGirt

Jimcy McGirt

McGirt not faring well in prison

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, March 25, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Native American child molester at the center of a landmark Supreme Court ruling last year that has caused a transformation of more than a century of jurisprudence in Oklahoma has been having a rough time in custody.
Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division This 1892 Rand McNally and Co. map retrieved from the Library of Congress shows the Indian and Oklahoma territories of the time.

Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division This 1892 Rand McNally and Co. map retrieved from the Library of Congress shows the Indian and Oklahoma territories of the time.

KCA Reservation status in question

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, December 3, 2020
LAWTON – The U.S. Supreme Court, in its landmark McGirt decision announced in July, declared that Congress never disestablished the Muscogee (Creek) Nation’s reservation which encompasses portions or all of 11 eastern Oklahoma counties.
Issues raised in McGirt decision to be litigated in Comanche Co.

Issues raised in McGirt decision to be litigated in Comanche Co.

Issues raised in McGirt decision to be litigated in Comanche Co.

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Friday, November 13, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – A Comanche County district judge is scheduled to conduct an evidentiary hearing this month on whether a man convicted of murdering a couple near Cache 11 years ago should have his convictions vacated and the case removed to the U.S. Western District Court in Oklahoma City.
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