On November eleventh, a federal judge in Tulsa declined to halt the Tulsa County district attorneys prosecution of tribal citizens in state court for misdemeanor crimes on another tribes reservation. This ruling pauses a lawsuit by the Muscogee Creek Nation, which argues that only tribal courts should handle Native American criminal defendants for crimes committed within their reservations. The judge found the tribes arguments unconvincing, stating that immediate blocking of state prosecutions would disrupt the current legal situation too much. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt claimed victory, emphasizing the ruling upheld the authority of district attorneys to pursue justice across the state. The larger legal questions about tribal sovereignty remain undecided, with both sides potentially appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court, indicating a long legal battle ahead.

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