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Supreme court expands states’ power to prosecute crimes on tribal lands

Cherokee nation says ruling represents attack on tribe’s sovereignty but Oklahoma governor hails ‘pivotal moment’

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Supreme Court rules Oklahoma can prosecute more tribal crimes

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Texas man on death row pleads guilty in 2 cold-case killings

A man already sentenced to death for an Oklahoma cold-case killing has pleaded guilty to murder in the deaths of two girls whose disappearances also went unsolved for decades

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US Supreme Court rules Oklahoma can prosecute crimes on Native American land

‘The Court’s precedents establish that Indian country is part of a State’s territory,’ Kavanaugh writes as Gorsuch slams majority for ‘ahistorical and mistaken’ interpretation ‘of Indian law’

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rules Oklahoma can prosecute more tribal crimes

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court expanded Oklahoma’s authority to prosecute crimes against Native Americans in much of the state Wednesday, potentially reducing the need for Congress to spend millions of dollars more in the state for the Justice Department and federal courts.

Tribune News Service

US top court expands state power over Native land in Oklahoma

State can prosecute non-Native Americans for crimes committed on tribal land when victim is Native, Supreme Court rules.

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Drummond defeats incumbent O’Connor in Republican primary for attorney general of Oklahoma

Gentner Drummond defeated incumbent John O’Connor in the Republican primary for attorney general of Oklahoma on June 28, 2022. Libertarian candidate Lynda Steele is running in the general election, but no Democratic candidates filed to run. According to Ben Felder in The Oklahoman, “Libertarians have never won a statewide race…

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Supreme Court rules Oklahoma can prosecute non-Natives who commit crimes on tribal lands

The opinion has the potential of redoing the court system not just in Oklahoma but in all 50 states.

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Justices limit 2020 ruling on tribal lands in Oklahoma

The Supreme Court has ruled that Oklahoma can prosecute non-Native Americans for crimes committed on tribal land when the victim is Native American

The Independent UK

Supreme Court rules Oklahoma can prosecute more tribal crimes - Roll Call

The Supreme Court expanded Oklahoma’s authority to prosecute crimes against Native Americans in much of the state Wednesday.

Roll Call

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Welcome to the Wednesday, June 29, Brew.

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What happened in Tuesday’s elections in 7 states

Primaries on Tuesday settled intraparty battles in Colorado, Illinois, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma and Utah and filled a vacant seat in Nebraska.

Tribune News Service

What happened in Tuesday's elections in seven states - Roll Call

Key races were settled in primaries, runoffs or special elections in Colorado, Illinois, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma and Utah.

Roll Call

There are key primaries in New York, Oklahoma, Colorado, Illinois and Utah today

New York governor's race and two incumbent vs. incumbent contests are among some key primaries on Tuesday.

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Stitt, Hofmeister hold funding edge in Oklahoma governor bid

Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt and Democratic challenger Joy Hofmeister have massive fundraising advantages over their opponents heading into Tuesday’s primary election

The Independent UK

Oklahoma voters to cast ballots for 2 US Senate seats

Oklahoma voters will have the rare opportunity to cast ballots for candidates for both of the state’s U.S. Senate seats

Tribune News Service

Crunch time for multiple incumbents as seven states hold elections

WASHINGTON — There’s a pair of member versus member primaries in Illinois, incumbents facing elimination in Mississippi runoffs and an empty seat being filled in Nebraska on Tuesday as seven states hold elections.

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Nearly $30 million raised among nine AGs

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Crunch time for multiple incumbents as 7 states vote

Mississippi has runoffs, Nebraska a special election, and Colorado, Illinois, New York, Oklahoma and Utah have primaries.

Axios

Abortions are now illegal in 7 states but more bans are coming

At least 26 states in total are expected to ban abortions or heavily restrict access to them.

The Independent UK

Senator in 2010 deposition: 13-year-olds can consent to sex

U.S. Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma testified as part of a civil case into an alleged sexual assault at the Baptist church camp he oversaw that he believed a 13-year-old can consent to sex

Los Angeles Times

Gasps, tears and fear: Inside a Texas abortion clinic the moment Roe was overturned

SAN ANTONIO — There were 27 patients scheduled to receive abortions Friday at Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services in San Antonio.

Tribune News Service

What happens when women get illegal abortions in post-roe America

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that protected the constitutional right to an abortion, it won’t just be harder for women to get the procedure — states have also been lying in wait with tough penalties for anyone that will provide…

Los Angeles Times

As Roe v. Wade falls, New Mexico braces for a steep rise of abortion seekers

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The parking lot to the abortion clinic in this desert city was crowded recently with cars from out of state: four from Texas. Two from Oklahoma and others from Arizona, Louisiana and Iowa. Pillows and blankets were scattered across backseats to ease the journey home, which for…

Benzinga

Oklahoma Theater Tries, And Fails, To Censor Same-Sex Kiss Scene In Disney's 'Lightyear'

A theater in a small Oklahoma town found itself in the national spotlight when it announced plans to “fast-forward” through a scene in the Walt Disney Co.’s (NYSE: DIS) new Pixar animated film “Lightyear” that involved a same-sex kiss.

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