No. 18-9526
Tags: criminal-jurisdiction criminal-procedure federal-jurisdiction habeas-corpus indian-country indian-major-crimes-act major-crimes-act state-jurisdiction state-law
Key Terms:
HabeasCorpus CriminalProcedure Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
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Latest Conference:
2020-01-24
(distributed 11 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether Oklahoma courts can continue to unlawfully exercise criminal jurisdiction over Indians accused of major crimes in Indian Country
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED WHETHER OKLAHOMA COURTS CAN CONTINUE TO UNLAWFULLY EXERCISE, |] UNDER STATE LAW, CRIMINAL JURISDICTION AS”JUSTICIABLE MATTER” IN INDIAN COUNTRY OVER INDIANS ACCUSED OF MAJOR CRIMES ENUMERATED UNDER THE INDIAN MAJOR CRIMES ACT—WHICH ARE UNDER EXCLUSIVE FEDERAL JURISDICTION.
Docket Entries
2023-01-13
Record returned to Wagoner County of Oklahoma. (1-Box)
2020-08-10
JUDGMENT ISSUED.
2020-08-10
MANDATE ISSUED.
2020-07-09
Judgment REVERSED. Gorsuch, J., delivered the <a href = 'https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/19pdf/18-9526_9okb.pdf'>opinion</a> of the Court, in which Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan, JJ., joined. Roberts, C. J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Alito and Kavanaugh, JJ., joined, and in which Thomas, J., joined except as to footnote 9. Thomas, J., filed a dissenting opinion.
2020-05-11
Argued. For petitioner: Ian H. Gershengorn, Washington, D. C.; and Riyaz A. Kanji, Ann Arbor, Mich. (for Muscogee (Creek) Nation, as amicus curiae.) For respondent: Mithun Mansinghani, Solicitor General, Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Edwin S. Kneedler, Deputy Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
2020-04-15
RESCHEDULED FOR ARGUMENT on Monday, May 11, 2020.
2020-04-13
Argument to be rescheduled for May 2020.
2020-04-10
Reply of petitioner Jimcy McGirt filed. (Distributed)
2020-04-03
ORAL ARGUMENT POSTPONED.
2020-03-30
Joint motion of the parties, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and the Solicitor General for enlargement of time for oral argument and for divided argument granted in part, and the time is divided as follows: 15 minutes for the petitioner, 15 minutes for Muscogee (Creek) Nation, 15 minutes for the respondent, and 15 minutes for the Solicitor General.
2020-03-20
Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
2020-03-20
Brief amicus curiae of City of Tulsa filed. (Distributed)
2020-03-20
Brief amici curiae of Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
2020-03-20
Brief amici curiae of States of Kansas, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2020-03-20
Brief amici curiae of International Municipal Lawyers Association, et al. filed. (Distributed)
2020-03-20
Joint motion of the parties, Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and the Solicitor General for enlargement of time for oral argument and for divided argument filed.
2020-03-19
CIRCULATED
2020-03-13
Brief of respondent Oklahoma filed.
2020-03-09
Brief amici curiae of Seventeen Oklahoma District Attorneys, et al. filed.
2020-03-09
Record received from the U.S.D.C. Wagoner County of Oklahoma. (1-Box)
2020-02-26
The record received from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma, the record has been electronically filed.
2020-02-26
Record requested from the Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma..
2020-02-24
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner GRANTED.
2020-02-21
SET FOR ARGUMENT on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.
2020-02-11
Brief amici curiae of Former United States Attorneys Troy A. Eid, et al. filed.
2020-02-11
Brief amicus curiae of Muscogee (Creek) Nation filed.
2020-02-11
Brief amici curiae of Historians, Legal Scholars, and Cherokee Nation filed.
2020-02-11
Brief amicus curiae of National Congress of American Indians Fund filed.
2020-02-11
Brief amicus curiae of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed.
2020-02-11
Brief amici curiae of National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, et al. filed.
2020-02-11
Brief amici curiae of Tom Cole, et al. filed.
2020-02-04
Brief of petitioner Jimcy McGirt filed (with separate appendix).
2020-02-04
Application (19A861) of the Solicitor General and the Muscogee Creek Nation to file briefs as amicus curiae in excess of the word limit is granted by Justice Sotomayor provided that the briefs do not exceed 11,000 words each.
2020-01-27
Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioner Jimcy McGirt.
2020-01-27
Application (19A861) of the Solicitor General and the Muscogee Creek Nation to file briefs as amicus curiae in excess of the word limit, submitted to Justice Sotomayor.
2020-01-27
Motion to appoint counsel GRANTED, and Ian H. Gershengorn, Esq., of Washington, D.C., is appointed to serve as counsel for petitioner.
2020-01-21
Blanket Consent filed by Respondent, Oklahoma
2020-01-17
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Jimcy McGirt.
2020-01-08
Motion to appoint counsel DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
2020-01-07
Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioner's brief on the merits is extended to and including February 4, 2020. The time to file respondent's brief on the merits is extended to and including March 13, 2020.
2020-01-03
Motion for an extension of time to file the briefs on the merits filed.
2019-12-16
Motion to appoint counsel filed by petitioner Jimcy McGirt.
2019-12-13
Letter regarding appearance of counsel filed.
2019-12-13
Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and petition for a writ of certiorari GRANTED.
2019-12-09
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/13/2019.
2019-12-02
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 12/6/2019.
2019-11-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019.
2019-11-12
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/15/2019.
2019-11-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/8/2019.
2019-10-28
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/1/2019.
2019-10-15
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/18/2019.
2019-10-07
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2019.
2019-09-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-08-19
Brief of respondent Oklahoma in opposition filed.
2019-07-19
Response Requested. (Due August 19, 2019)
2019-07-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-07-08
Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Jimcy McGirt.
2019-04-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due July 8, 2019)
Attorneys
City of Tulsa
Blaine H. Evanson — Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Blaine H. Evanson — Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Amicus
Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Inc.,
Former United States Attorneys Troy A. Eid, Barry R. Grissom, Thomas B. Heffelfinger, David C. Iglesias, Brendan V. Johnson, Wendy Olson, Timothy Q. Purdon, and Danny C. Williams
Jennifer H. Weddle — Greenberg Traurig, Amicus
Jennifer H. Weddle — Greenberg Traurig, Amicus
Historians, Legal Scholars, and Cherokee Nation
Chrissi Ross Nimmo — Cherokee Nation, Amicus
Chrissi Ross Nimmo — Cherokee Nation, Amicus
International Municipal Lawyers Association and National Sheriffs' Association
Jimcy McGirt
Ian Heath Gershengorn — Jenner & Block, Petitioner
Ian Heath Gershengorn — Jenner & Block, Petitioner
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Riyaz Amir Kanji — Kanji & Kantzen, PLLC, Amicus
Riyaz Amir Kanji — Kanji & Kantzen, PLLC, Amicus
National Assoc of Criminal Defense Lawyers
National Congress of American Indians Fund
Colette Routel — Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Amicus
Colette Routel — Mitchell Hamline School of Law, Amicus
National Indigenous Women's Resource Center, et al.
Mary Kathryn Nagle — Pipestem Law P.C., Amicus
Mary Kathryn Nagle — Pipestem Law P.C., Amicus
Oklahoma
Mithun Mansinghani — Solicitor General, Respondent
Mithun Mansinghani — Solicitor General, Respondent
Oklahoma District Attorneys, et al.
Robert David Cheren — Baker & Hostetler LLP, Amicus
Robert David Cheren — Baker & Hostetler LLP, Amicus
States of Kansas, et al.
Tom Cole, Brad Henry, et al.
Robert Harlan Henry — Robert H. Henry Law Firm, Amicus
Robert Harlan Henry — Robert H. Henry Law Firm, Amicus
United States
Jeffrey B. Wall — Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Amicus
Jeffrey B. Wall — Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Amicus