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The Oklahoman: Cherokee Nation files hundreds of criminal cases, seeks tools to fight crime on reservation
The Cherokee Nation has filed more than 400 criminal cases since its eastern Oklahoma reservation was formally recognized last month and needs help from Congress to meet jurisdictional obligations that reach into 14 counties, Cherokee Nation Attorney General Sara Hill...
Tulsa World: Cherokee AG says small minority of criminal cases dismissed by McGirt ruling could go unretried; congressional action requested
The Cherokee Nation has been working hard to refile cases dismissed in state court due to the McGirt Supreme Court decision, the tribe’s attorney general, Sara Hill, said Tuesday, and she called upon Congress to pass legislation aimed at resolving issues caused by the...
The Oklahoman: As state’s criminal jurisdiction narrows on reservations, leaders look to Congress
As eastern Oklahoma’s transformation to Indian reservations took a leap forward last week, some state and tribal leaders renewed their call for Congress to allow them to forge agreements for prosecuting criminal cases.
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