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A decision of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) can have a life of its own. It may take years to develop, moving into various nooks and crannies of the law, in ways the Justices never foresaw nor intended. McGirt v. Oklahoma, a 2020 ruling by SCOTUS continues to spread its wings and […]
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 McGirt Decision resulted in most of eastern Oklahoma being declared Indian reservation land. According to the McGirt doctrine, Tulsa is all reservation land. Most of it is supposedly on the Muscogee (Creek) tribal reservation with part of it on the Cherokee reservation. In June, Tulsa’s Mayor Monroe Nichols announced an […]
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What is the deal with Oklahoma’s Senator James Lankford? This article discusses his proposal for Tulsa and other problems with his record. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published March 13th, 2024, on VDARE.COM.
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McGirt doctrine returns to the Supreme Court where it began, only to be bounced back down. For the entire blog entry, click here. Blog entry by Allan Wall, published August 12th, 2023, on VDARE.COM.
In 2020, the Supreme Court handed down an extremely misguided decision, McGirt v. Oklahoma, which wound up having over 40% of the state’s territory being considered Indian reservation land. (For more information, see my McGirt file here.) It’s absolutely ridiculous to consider Tulsa, Oklahoma, as Indian reservation land. And now, the Tenth Circuit has ruled that […]
Two years ago, in McGirt v. Oklahoma, the Supreme Court ruled that the Muscogee Tribe of Oklahoma still has an Indian reservation. This led to the current legal understanding that six Oklahoma tribes have reservations, comprising 43% of Oklahoma’s territory, including the city of Tulsa. It’s a preposterous ruling which may leads to all sorts […]
The Supreme Court has ruled that the former Creek (Muscogee) land in Oklahoma is, at least for criminal law purposes, still tribal land. Where will this lead? There are many possible complications, and it could affect most of eastern Oklahoma. The majority opinion was written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, the dissent by Chief Justice John […]
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The Donald Trump Re-Election Campaign has a difficult path ahead of it. Trump’s recent Tulsa Rally was dismissed as a failure in the Mainstream Media and some Republicans. It’s true that fewer attended than predicted, but the rally itself was a success, and Trump’s speech provides themes that should be emphasized in the campaign. For […]
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Trump kicked off his post-COVID-19 campaign season on June 20th, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with a rally. I attended, and it was a good one. In fact, if Trump would just use themes in his Tulsa speech in his campaign, it would really help. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published June […]