Muscogee Nation sues Tulsa, Oklahoma, for ticketing drivers within reservation
by Associated Press from on (#6GDG7)
Tribe says city has been breaking federal law by continuing to ticket Native Americans within sovereign boundaries
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, arguing that police are continuing to ticket Native American drivers within the tribe's reservation boundaries, despite a recent federal appeals court ruling they lacked jurisdiction to do so.
The tribe filed the lawsuit in federal court in Tulsa against the city; the mayor, GT Bynum; the chief of police, Wendell Franklin; and the city attorney, Jack Blair.
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