Choctaw Nation prepared for criminal jurisdiction shift from McGirt ruling

The Choctaw Nation is prepared to file more than 125 cases in the District Court of the Choctaw Nation as the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals’ decision in Sizemore will apply the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling regarding criminal jurisdiction in McGirt v. Oklahoma to the Choctaw Nation reservation. “The Choctaw Nation has been preparing for the shift in criminal case jurisdiction for well over…