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A Native American man was set to appear in prosecution in Tulsa, Oklahoma. But the federal appeals court ruled that Tulsa doesn’t have jurisdiction to prosecute the Native American man, Morganton News Herald reported.
Native American Man Issued A Speeding Ticket In Oklahoma: Federal Court Ruled Tulsa Lacks Jurisdiction (PHOTO: CityNews Kitchener)
Native American Man Issued A Speeding Ticket In Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s arguments for the Curtis Act were rejected by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last Wednesday. The Curtis Act is an 1898 law that was passed before Oklahoma became a state.
The decision of the court was based on the landmark 2020 decision of the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision found out that much of Oklahoma remains an Indian reservation including Tulsa. The decision was never formally disestablished by Congress.
Native American man Justin Hooper from Choctaw Nation was cited for speeding by Tulsa police in 2018. The Native American man paid $150 for the ticket but later on, filed a lawsuit after the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling.
Justin Hooper argued that the city did not have jurisdiction because the offense he committed was in Indian Country.
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Native American Man’s Case
Both the federal district and municipal court sided with the city, but the three-judge panel of the 10th Circuit reversed the federal and district court’s decision on the Native American man’s case.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt derided the decision about the Native American man. He said in a statement that there will be no rule of law in eastern Oklahoma if the city government cannot enforce a simple traffic violation.
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