Supreme Court Considering Blocking Minor-Offense Prosecutions Against Native Americans in Oklahoma

The Supreme Court is considering whether it should extend its emergency order from last week blocking a federal appeals court decision that deprived an Oklahoma city of the authority to charge members of Indian tribes with municipal offenses.

The U.S. Supreme Court is seen at sunrise in Washington on July 31, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Supreme Court is considering whether it should extend its emergency order from last week blocking a federal appeals court decision that deprived an Oklahoma city of the authority to charge members of Indian tribes with municipal offenses.

The city of Tulsa filed a brief on Aug. 1 urging the court to keep the temporary stay in place.