McGirt v. Oklahoma

Only recently did the court rule that the eastern half of Oklahoma is on tribal land, and that the state could not bring criminal prosecutions there without the consent of the Indian tribes there.

In a 5-4 decision, SCOTUS delivers an "unfunded mandate" to 49 other states in its Castro-Huerta decision. For decades, tribal nations, states and the federal government have operated with each knowing their when operating within the maze that is the tribal criminal justice system. This key decision changes it.

For decades, tribal nations, states and the federal government have operated with each knowing their place when operating within the maze that is the tribal criminal justice system. The Castro-Huerta decision, if decided in Oklahoma's favor, could change that.

Residents of the city's north side were concerned that Cherokee Nation wanted to build a jail on the proposed site for a satellite courthouse.

Reporting by Bloomberg Law revealed that the Oklahoma attorney general's office paid a Washington, D.C. law firm $1.4 million — that's double their original agreement.

Reproductive rights and abortion are very much in the news right now and have been for the last year. KOSU will be hosting a Twitter Spaces event on Monday, May 9 at 12 p.m. CST to discuss the new abortion laws recently passed and signed into law in Oklahoma.

After several filings to the Oklahoma Tax Commission by citizens from several tribal nations, Muscogee Nation is taking a big step to make sure its citizens have protection when they file tax relief cases.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday from the state of Oklahoma about why they should be able to prosecute certain cases when they occur on tribal reservation lands that were previously affirmed by the High Court.

The state seems to be exaggerating the upheaval caused by the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision two years ago.

The episode features reports on the obstacles for minority voters in Oklahoma, the historic confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson and an effort to educate everyone on the state's rich Black history.