McGirt v. Oklahoma

McGirt v. Oklahoma is a lawsuit decided by judges of the Supreme Court of the United States. The question is about a state punishing a person who is a specific kind of Native American for crime against a child in a specific place. The judges decided that Oklahoma is not allowed to punish him for it. The judges did not all agree with each other, but they voted and the majority made the decision. Some Native Americans have their own courts and they had more cases after the judges made this decision.

The chief of the judges on the court, John Roberts, said that the court "may have taken a wrong turn" in deciding about the case.

A judge named Clarence Thomas said officially that the court did not give enough respect to the State of Oklahoma.
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