Indian Country

Taking up a <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/mcgirt-petition.pdf">challenge</a> by a Seminole Indian convicted of rape in Oklahoma, the Supreme Court <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/scotus-12-13.pdf">agreed to decide</a></strong> whether the state wrongly assumed criminal jurisdiction over Indian country.

WASHINGTON — Taking up a challenge by a Seminole Indian convicted of rape in Oklahoma, the Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the state wrongly assumed criminal jurisdiction over Indian country.

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