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Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, April 23, 2021. Seated from left are Associate Justice Samuel Alito, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Standing from left are Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Associate Justice Elena Kagan, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch and Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Oklahoma asks Supreme Court to fix chaos justices caused in prosecuting crimes on tribal lands

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

This Dec. 11, 2019 photo provided by the Oklahoma State Department of Corrections shows Shannon Kepler. The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has overturned the manslaughter conviction of the former Oklahoma police officer's based on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that much of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation. The court on Thursday, March 18, 2021, granted the appeal of Kepler. He's a former police officer and member of the Creek Nation who was sentenced to 15-years in prison for the 2014 killing of his daughter’s boyfriend in Tulsa on land within the historic reservation of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. (Oklahoma State Department of Corrections via AP)

Manslaughter conviction of ex-Oklahoma officer overturned

By KEN MILLER - Associated Press

Man at center of tribal sovereignty ruling again convicted

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AG Barr promises more federal aid, manpower to help Oklahoma

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Tribal groups warn Inhofe bill could undermine sovereignty

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