The friend-of-the-court, or amicus, briefs were filed in the United States Supreme Court by law enforcement agencies, business groups, four states and two cities in support of Oklahoma's petition to overturn McGirt v. Oklahoma, the landmark ruling that affirmed the tribal reservation status of much of eastern Oklahoma.
The Greater Tulsa Indian Affairs Commission held an emergency meeting on Wednesday night in response to the decision by the cities of Tulsa and Owasso last week to file a friend-of-the-court brief in support of Oklahoma's petition to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the McGirt v. Oklahoma decision.