July 10, 2020
LAW & ORDER JUSTICE:
Supreme Court upholds American Indian treaty promises, orders Oklahoma to follow federal law (Kirsten Carlson, 7/10/20, The Conversation)
Land in eastern Oklahoma that the United States promised to the Creek Nation in an 1833 treaty is still a reservation under tribal sovereignty, at least when it comes to criminal law, the Supreme Court ruled on July 9. Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the majority, "Because Congress has not said otherwise, we hold the government to its word."To most Americans, it may seem obvious that a government should live up to its word. But the United States has regularly reneged on the promises that it made to American Indian nations in the nearly 400 treaties that it negotiated with them between 1778 and 1871. Many people feared that the Supreme Court would turn a blind eye to another treaty breach in this case, McGirt v. Oklahoma.
We hired the money, didn't we?
Posted by Orrin Judd at July 10, 2020 8:51 AM