Cherokee Nation Files 1000th Case in Tribal Court Following McGirt Ruling
TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, June 8 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release:
The Cherokee Nation has filed its 1000th case in Cherokee Nation District Court since the Supreme Court McGirt ruling and subsequent Hogner decision found that its reservation had never been disestablished, and that the state of Oklahoma had been improperly prosecuting cases outside of its jurisdiction for over a century.
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The Cherokee Nation has filed its 1000th case in Cherokee Nation District Court since the Supreme Court McGirt ruling and subsequent Hogner decision found that its reservation had never been disestablished, and that the state of Oklahoma had been improperly prosecuting cases outside of its jurisdiction for over a century.
The case, in whic . . .