BridgeTower Media | October 4, 2017 | American Indian Law
After a landmark decision on Native American jurisdiction in August, Oklahoma prosecutors have asked the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its ruling, this time asking the whole court to review the opinion of a three-judge panel. “This is a major...
Pauline Toboulidis | August 16, 2017 | American Indian Law
In Murphy v. Royal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit invalidated the state court murder conviction and death sentence of Patrick Dwayne Murphy, an American Indian, after concluding that Oklahoma courts lacked jurisdiction. Murphy was convicted of the...
Danielle Delaney | July 10, 2017 | American Indian Law
When Congress passed the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) of 1975, the goal was to create mechanisms of tribal self-governance through the process of government contracting. By contracting funds to tribal governments used by federal...
