Supreme Court rules eastern half of Oklahoma is tribal land

By Madison Dibble

Published July 9, 2020 2:28pm ET

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Supreme Court rules eastern half of Oklahoma is tribal land — In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the eastern half of Oklahoma is Native American land. The decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma was announced on Thursday, with conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch siding with the liberal justices and authoring the opinion. The case was brought to the Supreme Court by Jimmy McGirt, a member […]

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the eastern half of Oklahoma is Native American land.

The decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma was announced on Thursday, with conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch siding with the liberal justices and authoring the opinion.

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