MILLIONS DIVERTED FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT DUE TO MCGIRT RULING

When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in its 2020 McGirt v. Oklahoma decision that the historic reservation of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation was never formally disestablished, the ruling did more than create jurisdictional chaos for law enforcement throughout most of eastern Oklahoma. The ripple effect of the ruling has also defunded law-enforcement activities throughout the state, divertin...