October 09, 2020
Cherokee tribe members say court clerks can't use Eleventh Amendment immunity to escape their proposed class action seeking reimbursement for court fines and fees in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma.
July 21, 2020
A proposed class of Cherokee tribe members is seeking reimbursement for court fines and fees, saying the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma clarifies that the state and its counties and towns lacked jurisdiction to prosecute them.