Supreme Court of the United States
McGirt v. Oklahoma
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- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- July 9, 2020
- Case
- McGirt v. Oklahoma
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice THOMAS, dissenting. I agree with THE CHIEF JUSTICE that the former Creek Nation Reservation was disestablished at statehood and Oklahoma therefore has jurisdiction to prosecute petitioner for sexually assaulting his wife's granddaughter. Ante , at 2482 - 2483 (dissenting opinion). I write separately to note an additional defect in the Court's decision: It reverses a state-court judgment that it has no jurisdictio…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Lead opinion | Neil M. Gorsuch | July 9, 2020 |
| Lead opinion | Not attributed | July 9, 2020 |
| Dissent | John Glover Roberts Jr. | July 9, 2020 |
| Dissent | Clarence Thomas | July 9, 2020 |