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The Atlantic: Where Is Oklahoma Getting Its Numbers From in Its Supreme Court Case?
To prove that McGirt wreaked havoc in Oklahoma, the state is claiming that it has lost jurisdiction over 18,000 prosecutions a year, many of which are now “going un-investigated and unprosecuted, endangering public safety.” The problem is that this number seems to...
Law360: ‘Sky Did Not Fall’ For Okla. Economy After McGirt, Study Says
Restoring tribal control of historical Native American lands has a minimal effect on commercial activity in those places, according to a new study, whose authors say its conclusion undermines the doomsday economic warnings spurred by the U.S. Supreme Court's McGirt...
Tulsa World: Tribes defend sovereignty in Supreme Court McGirt filing
“Instead of supporting funding requests, engaging with Congress, or negotiating with the Nations, the Governor and his counsel tout litigation to circumvent and undermine McGirt as the State’s primary effort,” the tribes claimed in their brief. The U.S. Supreme Court...
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Chief Hoskin issues statement on Indian Country income tax exemption in Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission case
“I wholeheartedly support Cherokee Nation Attorney General Sara Hill’s filing of an amicus brief in the Oklahoma Supreme Court opposing the State of Oklahoma’s imposition of state personal income tax of a tribal citizen who lives and works within a reservation in...