the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Thursday that state and local governments may exercise criminal jurisdiction on tribal land. The 4-1 decision in Tulsa v. O’Brien “is a big ...

Kevin Stitt’s brother, Keith Stitt, who challenged the city of Tulsa ... Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals breaks with centuries of long-standing precedent around jurisdiction on tribal land ...

The 5–4 decision ultimately resulted in the restoration of land to ... nearly half of Oklahoma, including most of the city of Tulsa, seventy miles northwest of Tahlequah, was tribal territory.

Thursday afternoon, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals sided with the City of Tulsa in its decision to ... precedent around jurisdiction on tribal land. Our views here are clear and consistent ...

But the privatization of land also made tribal members vulnerable to ... O.W. and Emma Gurley arrived in Tulsa from Perry, Oklahoma Territory, in 1905, on the eve of a radical transformation.

SEE ALSO: Muscogee Creek Nation files lawsuit against City of Tulsa over tribal ... The suit claims that thousands of tribal land owners may have been cheated in Oklahoma's oil and gas leasing ...

A Cherokee man is facing state charges for allegedly driving under the influence on Creek land, sparking debate over tribal sovereignty and jurisdiction. What is the case about? The Tulsa County ...

TULSA, Okla. — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals ruled ... of long-standing precedent around jurisdiction on tribal land. Our views here are clear and consistent: history, the law, and ...