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Supreme Court considers Muscogee (Creek) Nation case

TULSA — Justices with the U.S. Supreme Court sent questions to the U.S. and Muscogee (Creek) Nation attorneys on Tuesday on a case involving jurisdiction.

The case will decide whether the Oklahoma-based Indian tribe retains control over a vast swath of eastern Oklahoma.

A Native American man was sentenced to death for murder in state court.

The justices specifically asked whether any statute grants the state jurisdiction over crimes committed by Indians on Indian land.

The questions could mean that the nine-member court is divided on the case and that the justices are looking for a way to reach a decision.

Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch is not taking part.

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