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Muscogee Nation, City of Tulsa in consent-decree talks as governor seeks to intervene in litigation
Summary
Commissioners reported that negotiations are underway between the City of Tulsa and the Muscogee (Creek) Nation to resolve post-McGirt jurisdiction questions; Oklahoma’s governor has filed to intervene in the case, and the outcome is pending.
Vice Chair (chairing) reported that the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and the City of Tulsa are negotiating a consent decree to resolve jurisdictional and public-safety questions that surfaced after the U.S. Supreme Court’s McGirt decision.
The vice chair said the Muscogee Nation sued to bar certain arrests of Native American citizens within the nation’s reservation after McGirt reaffirmed reservation status for large parts of eastern Oklahoma. The previous Tulsa mayor defended the city…
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