Did the United States Give Away Half of Oklahoma? | McGirt v. Oklahoma (Patreon)

Did the United States Give Away Half of Oklahoma? | McGirt v. Oklahoma

Well, kind of. In episode 76 of Supreme Court Briefs, a pedophile and a murderer unwittingly cause Native Americans to gain more rights. Produced by Matt Beat and Beat Productions, LLC. All images/video by Matt Beat, found in the public domain, or used under fair use guidelines. Music by @GunnarOlsenMusic. Mr. Beat's Supreme Court Briefs playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHtE7NbaKRef-x3QBDpwvJsr6i1Z3I6TN Creative commons credits: DOUNIA PRODUCTIONS, Christiane Kokubo, geoff dude Here's an annotated script with footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y2m7oyecLSVB83MwcegQYImeMkSNaJ_FkmUuVUL4vFk/edit?usp=sharing Check out cool primary sources here: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2019/18-9526 Other sources used/referenced: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/18-9526 https://www.enidnews.com/oklahoma/news/new-mcgirt-challenge-making-its-way-through-courts/article_87a47eb2-51a6-5c25-8cbc-121bc25605eb.html https://2017-2021.state.gov/briefings-foreign-press-centers/understanding-america-native-american-rights-and-the-mcgirt-vs-oklahoma-supreme-court-decision/ https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-134/mcgirt-v-oklahoma/ https://www.bu.edu/bulawreview/files/2022/01/MILLER-DOLAN.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UH3B5MLCEU Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYesELO6axBrCuSpf7S9DQ/join For business inquiries or to send snail mail to Mr. Beat: https://www.iammrbeat.com/contact.html https://www.youtube.com/c/iammrbeat/about How to support and donate to my channel: Subscribe to @iammrbeat & hit the notification bell 🔔 Join for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/iammrbeat Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat Subscribe to my second channel: The Beat Goes On Patreon for The Beat Goes On: https://www.patreon.com/thebeatgoeson Connect with me: Links: https://linktr.ee/iammrbeat Website: https://www.iammrbeat.com/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebeatpod Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ @beatmastermatt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Beatcord: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat Merch: https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Affiliate Links: Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Fourthwall: https://link.fourthwall.com/MrBeat StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5272340869152768 #supremecourtcases #supremecourtbriefs #supremecourt McGirt v. Oklahoma was a huge win for Native American rights. Ever since, every Native American tribal citizen who had been convicted under state law for crimes committed on reservation lands could now seek a new trial in federal courts. Well, in Oklahoma, at least…for now. At the time of the McGirt decision, this applied to around 1,900 Oklahoma prisoners alone. More broadly speaking, the McGirt decision made it clear that around half of Oklahoma was NATIVE AMERICAN land, not Oklahoma land. This includes the state’s second-largest city, Tulsa. That’s a big freaking deal, folks. Now, the McGirt decision was later somewhat weakened by the Supreme Court case Castro-Huerta v. Oklahoma of 2022. In that decision, the Court said non-tribal members could still be prosecuted for crimes in state and federal courts. Regardless, McGirt v. Oklahoma gave tribal sovereignty a huge boost.