The Supreme Court unexpectedly extended to Aug. 4 its emergency order blocking a federal appeals court decision that deprived an Oklahoma city of the authority to charge members of Indian tribes with municipal offenses.
Although the underlying offense at issue in the case—a speeding charge—is minor, if the Supreme Court agrees to formally review the lower court ruling, there could eventually be larger ramifications for law enforcement in Oklahoma, and perhaps in other states that have Indian reservations.
