The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider limiting the scope of its 2020 ruling that enhanced Native American tribal authority in Oklahoma in a case surrounding a man convicted of child neglect.
The state sought to have the highest court examine the case of Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta to consider whether justices should overturn or limit its 2020 landmark tribal sovereignty ruling, McGirt v. Oklahoma. The goal would be whether to determine if Oklahoma also has jurisdiction in cases that involve non-Native Americans committing crimes against Native Americans in Indian country. The court said the case would be set for argument in April, according to a one-paragraph grant notice.
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