Oklahoma says it won’t discuss a settlement with survivors who are seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and have appealed a Tulsa County judge’s dismissal of the case last month. The Oklahoma Supreme Court has agreed to consider the survivors’ appeal, and the state attorney general’s litigation division filed its response Monday. There are just… Continue reading Oklahoma declines to discuss a settlement of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors’ lawsuit
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Tulsa Massacre survivors appeal dismissed case to the Oklahoma Supreme Court
A group of descendants and survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre filed an appeal to the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Friday, requesting it to pick up a case that a lower court dismissed last month. The group is calling for reparations for the century-old attack on the city’s prosperous Black neighborhood, nicknamed “Black Wall Street.”… Continue reading Tulsa Massacre survivors appeal dismissed case to the Oklahoma Supreme Court
Supreme Court rejects Tulsa in Native American traffic laws dispute
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected Tulsa’s bid to block a lower court ruling that cast into doubt the Oklahoma city’s ability to enforce municipal ordinances, including traffic laws, against Native Americans. The justices left in place for now the appeals court ruling that said, in light of a 2020 Supreme Court ruling… Continue reading Supreme Court rejects Tulsa in Native American traffic laws dispute