He is grateful to Jim Westwood and Brad Grenham for their helpful comments and support, and to Tamara Skinner, Alex Meade, and Candice Yandam Riviere for their edits.
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020) sent a shockwave across the country as commentators began to consider what consequences could result from effectively declaring half of Oklahoma to be within an Indian reservation.
The morning of July 9th, American Indian tribal citizens and non-Indian residents of eastern Oklahoma woke up and experienced a similar shock.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals announced on November 7 that it will rehear a case called Brackeen v. Bernhardt that weighs the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA).
