9 July 2020
Court decision / redressSupplement
McGirt v. Oklahoma recognizes continued reservation status
Oklahoma; Muscogee (Creek) Nation
The Supreme Court held that Congress had not disestablished the Creek reservation for purposes of the Major Crimes Act. It rejected the assumption that allotment and Oklahoma statehood alone erased the reservation.
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Context / qualification
The decision concerned criminal jurisdiction; it did not transfer all privately owned land to the Nation.