Historic Decision: “Indian Country”

Historic Decision: “Indian Country”

On July 9, 2020 the Supreme Court released its long-awaited decision in the landmark case McGirt v. Oklahoma, voting 5-4 in favor of the Muscogee Nation.[1] Writing for the majority, Justice Neil Gorsuch delivered one of the most powerful pro-tribal decisions in the...

Cert Petition Filed in U.S. Supreme Court

Washington, D.C. – A team led by Rudy E. Verner, filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court last week, and asked the Court to review a Ninth Circuit ruling which denies the leaders of the Pinoleville Pomo Nation the protections...