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U.S. Supreme Court decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
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WASHINGTON, D.C. —
The U.S. Supreme Court finally released a long-awaited decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta, the last of three Indian law cases heard during a highly controversial session.
By a vote of 5 to 4 on Wednesday, the court held that the state of Oklahoma can exercise criminal jurisdiction over non-Indians who commit crimes in Indian Country. The decision is a setback for tribal interests who have been closely watching the contentious case.
“The classification of eastern Oklahoma as Indian Country has raised urgent questions about which government or governments have jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed there,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in the majority opinion that embraced the state’s relentless efforts to undermine tribal sovereignty following the Supreme Court’s historic ruling in the McGirt case exactly two years ago.

U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta
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U.S. Supreme Court Documents in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta
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