{"id":247772,"date":"2025-10-06T22:43:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T03:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=247772"},"modified":"2025-10-07T07:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T12:53:10","slug":"supreme-court-rejects-indian-law-cases-amid-u-s-government-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/10\/06\/supreme-court-rejects-indian-law-cases-amid-u-s-government-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court rejects Indian law cases amid U.S. government shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":" <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/10\/06\/supreme-court-rejects-indian-law-cases-amid-u-s-government-shutdown\/supremecourt-46\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-247911\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" data-attachment-id=\"247911\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/10\/06\/supreme-court-rejects-indian-law-cases-amid-u-s-government-shutdown\/supremecourt-46\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/06\/SupremeCourt.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"U.S. Supreme Court\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;U.S. Supreme Court&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on October 6, 2025, five days after the federal government entered into a shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations. Photo by Indianz.Com &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/&quot;&gt;(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/06\/SupremeCourt.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/06\/SupremeCourt.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Supreme Court\" w  class=\"size-full wp-image-247911\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\"> The U.S. Supreme Court is seen on October 6, 2025, five days after the federal government entered into a shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations. Photo by Indianz.Com <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">(CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Supreme Court rejects Indian law cases amid U.S. government shutdown<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Monday, October 6, 2025<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"byline\">By Acee Agoyo<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAs the shutdown of the federal government enters its first full week, the nation&#8217;s highest court remains open for business.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBut the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\">U.S. Supreme Court<\/a> does not seem interested in addressing any issues of interest in Indian Country. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/100625zor_5368\/\">lengthy order list released on Monday<\/a>, the first day of the <a href=https:\/\/sct.narf.org\/termindexes\/october2025.html>court&#8217;s new October 2025 term<\/a>, the justices denied petitions in three pending cases, affecting everything from tribal sovereignty  to sacred sites.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8220;So remember the court hears probably anywhere from 50 to 70 cases per term, and it is asked to hear like 5,000 to 7,000,&#8221; Melody McCoy, a staff attorney with the <a href=https:\/\/narf.org\/>Native American Rights Fund<\/a>, told tribal leaders earlier this year.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8220;So it picks like 1 percent,&#8221; said McCoy, a citizen of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cherokee.org\/\">Cherokee Nation<\/a> whose work includes  the <a href=\"https:\/\/sct.narf.org\">Tribal Supreme Court Project<\/a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s all the court&#8217;s discretion.&#8221;\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%253Atracks%253A2033855908&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Indianz.Com Audiof: <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/indianz\/melody-mccoy-narf-ncai-tribal-supreme-court-project-ecws2025\" title=\"Melody McCoy at National Congress of American Indians #ECWS2025\" target=\"_blank\">Melody McCoy of Native American Rights Fund at National Congress of American Indians #ECWS2025<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nAs <a href=https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/indianz\/melody-mccoy-narf-ncai-tribal-supreme-court-project-ecws2025?in=indianz\/sets\/national-congress-of-american-indians-ecws2025>McCoy noted at the executive council winter session<\/a>  of the  <a href=https:\/\/www.ncai.org\/>National Congress of American Indians<\/a> (NCAI), tribes initiated the project to improve their track record at the Supreme Court. In the term before the September 2001 launch, tribal interests lost four of out five cases that were heard by the justices.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8220;Its purpose is to strengthen tribal advocacy before the United States Supreme Court and improve the win-loss record of tribal interests by developing new litigation strategies and coordinating legal resources,&#8221; McCoy said of the  project at  NCAI&#8217;s meeting in Washington, D.C., in February.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nDespite the focus of NARF and NCAI, along with hundreds of attorneys and academics across the nation, the effort has proved challenging. Between 2006 and 2016, tribal interests lost nine out of 11 cases heard by the justices.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nMore recently, however, the Supreme Court has been avoiding tribes and their disputes. No Indian law cases   were heard during the <a href=https:\/\/sct.narf.org\/termindexes\/october2024.html>October 2024 term<\/a>. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAnd in the session before that, only one Indian law case made it to the justices during the <a href=https:\/\/sct.narf.org\/termindexes\/october2023.html>October 2023 term<\/a>. The decision in <a href=https:\/\/sct.narf.org\/caseindexes\/becerra_v_sancarlos_23-250.html><em>Xavier Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe<\/em><\/a> ended up marking a victory for tribal interests and the money they are promised under self-determination agreements.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nWith the Supreme Court&#8217;s new term underway, tribes and their  advocates have their <a href=https:\/\/sct.narf.org\/termindexes\/october2025.html>eyes on several cases<\/a>, including a closely-watched <a href=https:\/\/vote.narf.org\/north-dakota-redistricting\/>Native voting rights matter in North Dakota<\/a>. But three petitions are off the table as of Monday.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stitt v. City of Tulsa (25-30): Marvin Stitt&#8211;Cherokee Nation citizen &amp; brother of Republican governor of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oklahoma?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oklahoma<\/a>&#8211;was ticketed by Tulsa on reservation of Muscogee (Creek) Nation.<br><br>Denial means city can still go after tribal citizens in Indian Country.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1xZ3efGJDA\">https:\/\/t.co\/1xZ3efGJDA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TOmmUnTXYm\">pic.twitter.com\/TOmmUnTXYm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1975215887599997330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\"> Jurisdiction, Part 1<\/div>\r\nIn <a href=https:\/\/sct.narf.org\/caseindexes\/stitt_v_tulsa.html><em>Stitt v. City of Tulsa<\/em><\/a> (25-30), a dispute over jurisdiction has come to an end for a somewhat high-profile individual.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nMarvin Keith Stitt, who happens to be the brother of the <a href=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kevin_Stitt>Republican governor of Oklahoma<\/a>, was  issued a $250 speeding citation by the city of Tulsa. But since he is a citizen of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cherokee.org\/\">Cherokee Nation<\/a> and since the incident occurred within the reservation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscogeenation.com\/\">Muscogee (Creek) Nation<\/a>, he contended that the city lacked jurisdiction over his actions.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8220;A foundational principle of federal Indian law is that states lack criminal jurisdiction over Indians in Indian country  absent express congressional authorization,&#8221; Stitt&#8217;s petition to the Supreme Court read.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nNotably, the Muscogee  Nation pursued its own litigation to address the issue of jurisdiction on the reservation. In late June, the  <a href=https:\/\/www.cityoftulsa.org\/press-room\/city-muscogee-nation-reach-agreement-to-prioritize-safety-tribal-sovereignty-in-tulsa\/>tribe resolved the dispute by signing an intergovernmental agreement with the city of Tulsa<\/a>.\r\n<P><\/p>\r\n&#8220;The question presented by this case is important, but the City of Tulsa is no longer in a position adversarial to the Muscogee Nation\u2019s exercise of sovereign authority to prosecute Indian defendants,&#8221; the city wrote in response to Stitt&#8217;s petition, noting that as a result of the agreement, a second speeding ticket issued to Stitt has already been dismissed.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe Supreme Court, as is usual practice, did not explain why it denied Stitt&#8217;s petition on Monday. But the action leaves his first speeding ticket  in Tulsa intact &#8212; and in accordance with the agreement that recognizes tribal sovereignty, he  has a pending case in Muscogee  Nation court for the second ticket.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Unkechaug Indian Nation v. Lefton (24-1240): Unkechaug Indian Nation cited 1676 agreement to prevent state of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewYork?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NewYork<\/a> from enforcing environmental laws on state-recognized reservation.<br><br>Denial means 1676 Andros Order is not considered federal law.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Io9UZiNXT9\">https:\/\/t.co\/Io9UZiNXT9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IHxwz83qEe\">pic.twitter.com\/IHxwz83qEe<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1975215890556944476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Jurisdiction,   Part 2<\/div>\r\nIn  <a href=https:\/\/sct.narf.org\/caseindexes\/unkechaug_indian_nation_v_lefton.html><em>Unkechaug Indian Nation v. Leftone<\/em><\/a> (24-1240), a state-recognized tribe has lost the ability to assert rights under an agreement signed nearly 350 years ago.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nIn 1676,  <a href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/p\/Unkechaug-Indian-Nation-100064559479409\/>Unkechaug Indian Nation<\/a> signed the so-called Andros Order with a <a href=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edmund_Andros>colonial-era governor<\/a> who was acting as a representative of the King of England. The  agreement came than a century before the <a href=https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Revolutionary_War>American Revolutionary War<\/a> that led to U.S. independence from England.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8220;This treaty was issued by the colonial Governor of New York and endorsed by the Unkechaug Nation. It reaffirmed the Unkechaugs\u2019 liberty to fish and whale freely, either independently or in cooperation with Christians, and to manage their goods as they saw fit,&#8221; the tribe&#8217;s petition to the Supreme Court read.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAs a  valid &#8220;treaty&#8221; under federal law, the tribe contends the state of New York lacks jurisdiction to  enforce state fishing laws against Unkechaug citizens, either on its state-recognized reservation or in &#8220;customary&#8221; tribal waters away from the reservation.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n The <a href=https:\/\/www.ca2.uscourts.gov>2nd Circuit Court of Appeals<\/a>, however, rejected the tribe&#8217;s interpretation.  The <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/23-1013_opn\/>January 28, 2025, decision<\/a> cleared the way for the state to continue arresting and ticketing Unkechaug citizens who have been harvesting American glass eels.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n&#8220;Because the Andros Order is not federal law, it does not preempt New York\u2019s fishing\r\nregulations, including those prohibiting the harvesting of American glass eels in\r\no\ufb00-reservation New York waters,&#8221; the 2nd Circuit ruling stated. [PDF: <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/23-1013_opn\/>Unkechaug Indian Nation v. Seggos<\/a>]\r\n<p><\/P>\r\nThe Supreme Court as is usual practice, did not explain why it denied the tribe&#8217;s petition, an action that leaves the 2nd Circuit ruling intact. The Unkechaug Nation does not have a government-to-government relationship with the United States.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Apache Stronghold v. US (24-291): Apache Stronghold sought rehearing to protect sacred site from copper mine in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Arizona?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Arizona<\/a>.<br><br>Denial comes amid transfer of federal land to foreign-controlled corporation. Justice Neil Gorsuch-who previously warned of destruction-wanted to hear case. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/drceqoqrAT\">pic.twitter.com\/drceqoqrAT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; indianz.com (@indianz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indianz\/status\/1975215893765566581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">Sacred Sites and the Shutdown<\/div>\r\nIn <a href=https:\/\/sct.narf.org\/caseindexes\/apache_stronghold_v_us.html><em>Apache Stronghold v. United States<\/em><\/a> (24-291), another chapter in the <a href=https:\/\/becketfund.org\/case\/apache-stronghold-v-united-states\/>long-running battle to protect a sacred site<\/a> in Arizona from a massive copper has closed.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBut with the U.S. government in shutdown mode, the fight over sacred Oak Flat is far from over. The federal land at issue has yet to be transferred to foreign-controlled mining interests &#8212; a move that Justice Neil Gorsuch, one of the more conservative members of the Supreme Court, has already <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/05\/28\/we-will-never-stop-fighting-sacred-site-movement-continues-amid-high-profile-setback\/>blasted as unprecedented<\/a>.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cFor centuries, Western Apaches have worshipped at Ch\u00ed\u2019chil Bi\u0142dagoteel, or Oak Flat,\u201d Gorsuch  wrote in May, when the <a herf=https:\/\/www.apache-stronghold.com>Apache Stronghold<\/a>, a grassroots organization, asked the court to hear the case on religious freedom grounds.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cNo more. Now, the government and a mining conglomerate want to turn Oak Flat into a massive hole in the ground,\u201d added Gorsuch, who to this day remains the only justice with significant experience in Indian law.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nFollowing Gorsuch&#8217;s stinging words, the Apache Stronghold went back to the Supreme Court for a second chance at presenting the petition. On Monday, the justices denied the newer petition without a written explanation.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBut once again, Gorsuch noted that he wanted to hear the case. This time, however, he did not release a dissent.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cBefore allowing the government to destroy the Apaches\u2019 sacred site, this Court should at least have troubled itself to hear their case,\u201d Gorsuch wrote back in May in the <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/24-291_5i26\/>17-page dissent<\/a>.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nAnd once again, Justice Samuel Alito, another conservative member of the high court, \u201ctook no part in the consideration or decision of this petition\u201d according to  Monday&#8217;s order. No explanation was given &#8212;  though it&#8217;s likely due to possible financial ties to the foreign companies behind <a href=https:\/\/resolutioncopper.com>Resolution Copper<\/a> and the mine at Oak Flat.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_indianz-com\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/05\/28\/we-will-never-stop-fighting-sacred-site-movement-continues-amid-high-profile-setback\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/30\/oakflat-24.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018We will never stop fighting\u2019: Sacred site movement continues amid high-profile setback\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/05\/28\/we-will-never-stop-fighting-sacred-site-movement-continues-amid-high-profile-setback\/\">\n\t\t\t\u2018We will never stop fighting\u2019: Sacred site movement continues amid high-profile setback\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2025\/05\/28\/we-will-never-stop-fighting-sacred-site-movement-continues-amid-high-profile-setback\/\">\n\t\t\t<p>The long-running movement to protect Oak Flat from a massive copper mine is gaining renewed attention following a stinging rebuke from a key member of the U.S. Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"Indianz.Com\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tIndianz.Com\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<P><\/P>\r\nThe land at issue is part of the <a href=https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/r03\/tonto>Tonto National Forest<\/a>, about 40 miles west of Phoenix, the largest metropolitan area in Arizona. A federal statute that was widely opposed in Indian Country set in motion the <a href=https:\/\/www.resolutionmineeis.us>transfer to Resolution Copper<\/a> over a  decade ago.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nBut as part of a separate lawsuit filed by the <a href=https:\/\/www.scat-nsn.gov>San Carlos Apache Tribe<\/a>, the transfer was put on hold by the <a href=https:\/\/www.ca9.uscourts.gov\/>9th Circuit Court of Appeals<\/a> on August 18. Although the <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/sancarlosapachetribevus081825\/>hold is only temporary<\/a>, Chairman Terry Rambler welcomed the development.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cThe Apache people will never stop fighting for Ch\u00ed\u2019chil Bi\u0142dagoteel,\u201d  Rambler said. \u201cWe thank the court for stopping this horrific land exchange and allowing us to argue the merits of our pending lawsuit in court.\u201d\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n\u201cWe will continue praying that the court understands the grave injustice of trading our sacred grounds to foreign mining companies that seek to destroy Ch\u00ed\u2019chil Bi\u0142dagoteel to extract copper that will be exported overseas,\u201d added Rambler, who said the likely recipient is China.\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n \u201cIt\u2019s a bad deal for our tribe, the state of Arizona and American taxpayers and must be stopped,&#8221; Rambler concluded.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nOral arguments have been scheduled for  January 7, 2026, in Phoenix. The date was set just five days before the government shutdown.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAnd just one day before the shutdown, the <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/sancarlosapachetribevus093025\/>Donald Trump administration<\/a> and <a href=https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/sancarlosapachetribevresolutioncopper093025\/>Resolution Copper asked<\/a> the 9th Circuit to lift  the hold on the transfer of the land at Oak Flat.  Contrary to the tribe&#8217;s claims, they assert the project is essential to &#8220;national interests&#8221; with the federal government claiming the mine will &#8220;ultimately produce up to 25% of the nation\u2019s copper for 40 years.&#8221;\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe 9th Circuit has not yet taken action on the requests. Meanwhile, President Trump and his administration continue to blame the shutdown on &#8220;Radical Left Democrats&#8221; even though the Republican party controls both chambers of the U.S. Congress.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe  <a href=https:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov>U.S. Forest Service website<\/a>  claims  it can only be updated for &#8220;mission critical functions&#8221; following the lapse  in  federal appropriations for fiscal year 2026, which began on October 1. The website for the <a href=https:\/\/www.usda.gov>Department of Agriculture<\/a>, the parent agency of the Forest Service, claims it &#8220;will not be updated during the funding lapse.&#8221;","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the shutdown of the federal government enters its first full week, the nation\u2019s highest court remains open for business.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":247911,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,11,12,20,13,1,14,22,23],"tags":[5366,214,42,170,346,94,75,6024,48,180,397,560,6809,138,3067,564,8,55,7,429,6810,34,302,127,278,85,43,1622,597,193,91,84,164,154,4345,556,474,177],"class_list":["post-247772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-environment","category-federal-recognition","category-indian-trust","category-law","category-national","category-politics","category-technology","category-world","tag-119th","tag-appropriations","tag-arizona","tag-congress","tag-dc","tag-democrats","tag-donald-trump","tag-fy2026","tag-house","tag-internet","tag-jurisdiction","tag-kevin-stitt","tag-marvin-stitt","tag-meetings","tag-melody-mccoy","tag-muscogee","tag-narf","tag-native-vote","tag-ncai","tag-neil-gorsuch","tag-neil-gorusch","tag-new-york","tag-north-dakota","tag-oklahoma","tag-religion","tag-republicans","tag-sacred-sites","tag-samuel-alito","tag-san-carlos-apache","tag-self-determination","tag-senate","tag-supreme-court","tag-transportation","tag-treaties","tag-unkechaug","tag-usda","tag-usfs","tag-voting-rights","no-wpautop"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/06\/SupremeCourt.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcoJ7g-12sk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247772"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":248097,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247772\/revisions\/248097"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}