Supreme Court of the United States
McGirt v. Oklahoma
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- Type
- Lead opinion
- Filed
- July 9, 2020
- Case
- McGirt v. Oklahoma
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice GORSUCH delivered the opinion of the Court. *2459On the far end of the Trail of Tears was a promise. Forced to leave their ancestral lands in Georgia and Alabama, the Creek Nation received assurances that their new lands in the West would be secure forever. In exchange for ceding "all their land, East of the Mississippi river," the…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Lead opinion | Neil M. Gorsuch | July 9, 2020 |
| Dissent | Not attributed | July 9, 2020 |
| Dissent | John Glover Roberts Jr. | July 9, 2020 |
| Dissent | Clarence Thomas | July 9, 2020 |