Friday, July 10, 2020

Oklahoma, Where the Wind Comes Sweepin' Down the Plain

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday recognized about half of Oklahoma as Native American reservation land and overturned a tribe member’s rape conviction because the location where the crime was committed should have been considered outside the reach of state criminal law. [More]
So if the "Constitution ... and all treaties ... [are] the supreme Law of the Land," and if that collides with the Bill of Rights, the rape victim loses?

[Via Don J]

1 comment:

Henry said...

Wow, sounds like the plot of the first season of Longmire, with the ending rewritten by Rod Serling.
At least the rapist is still subject to federal prosecution, without double jeopardy protection.