The Supreme Court said on Friday that it would revisit part of a decision it made in 2020 on a case, which focused on Oklahoma’s ability to prosecute on Native American land.
The original decision, McGirt v. Oklahoma, sided with tribal leaders finding that a large part of land in the eastern part of the state qualified as Indian reservation, according to The Washington Post.
In the 5-4 decision, Justice Neil Gorsuch sided with the more liberal justices for the majority. ADVERTISEMENT
The justices will revisit a more narrow part of their decision, about whether non-Native Americans who commit crimes against the native community in areas of Oklahoma that are considered Native American land can be prosecuted by the state, The Associated Press reported.