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News from SCOTUS on Oklahoma
The 5-4 decision handed down in McGirt v. Oklahoma means nearly half of Oklahoma belongs to the Muscogee Creek Nation. The opinion was written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, who joined the Supreme Court in 2017 after he was nominated President Donald Trump. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan joined the majority, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing the dissenting opinion.
In his majority opinion, Gorsuch pointed to the "sadly familiar pattern" that he said the U.S. has followed over the years in retracting promises made to Native tribes.
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