tribal sovereignty

Tribes and tribal law experts see the Castro-Huerta ruling as an alarming turn in the Supreme Court's treatment of Indian law and tribal affairs.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses a U.S. Supreme Court ruling saying the state has the right to prosecute non-Native suspects who commit crimes on tribal lands against Native Americans and supporters of a ballot measure to put recreational marijuana on the ballot turn in 164,000 signatures to the Secretary of State.

Four federal Indian law experts digest the Supreme Court's 'shocking' decision to grant state governments the power to prosecute crimes in Indian Country.

Tribal leaders across Oklahoma and beyond are reacting to last week's Supreme Court decision in the Castro-Huerta case, saying the ruling upends more than 100 years of federal Indian law.

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.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt appeared on Tucker Carlson's Fox News program to talk about the impacts of McGirt v. Oklahoma on the state.

A 2020 landmark Supreme Court ruling returned criminal jurisdiction to six Oklahoma tribes. The Quapaw Nation wants to use their re-affirmed sovereignty to better steward the land they're on and enforce more environmental regulation over time.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt gave his fourth State of the State address Monday as the state legislature opens to a new session. In his speech, he outlined his priorities for lawmakers this session.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday let a lower court ruling stand that said McGirt v. Oklahoma could not be applied retroactively.