U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Oklahoma ‘reservation’ case

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that will determine if much of eastern Oklahoma becomes classified as a collection of Indian reservations.


The case, McGirt v. Oklahoma, centers on Jimcy McGirt, who was tried in state court and found guilty in 1997 of first degree rape by instrumentation, lewd molestation, and forcible sodomy, and sentenced to 500 years in prison and life in prison without parole.

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from Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Oklahoma ‘reservation’ case