No. 23-7060

Marcus D. Ford v. David Buss, Warden

Lower Court: Tenth Circuit
Docketed: 2024-03-22
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: congressional-authority criminal-jurisdiction criminal-law criminal-procedure indian-civil-rights-act indian-territory oklahoma organic-act state-law tribal-sovereignty
Latest Conference: 2024-05-23
Question Presented (from Petition)

Did Congress pass the Organic act for Oklahoma on May 31, 1890 (25 U.S.C. § 30-31; 26 Stat. 81, 83-84, 87) to establish State laws, or did Congress pass Certain general laws of Arkansas on May 31, 1890, C. § 30-31; 26 Stat. 81, 83-84, 87, providing the provisions of the Mansfield's Digest in chapters entitled criminal laws and Criminal Procedure shall govern prosecutions for Crimes in Indian Territory - Oklahoma?

Did Congress pass the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 for the federally recognized Indian Tribes' reservations that has exclusive Criminal and Civil Jurisdiction on their respected federal lands to Self-governing of their own lands, like all of the 34 federally recognized Indian tribes in Oklahoma?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Did Congress establish state laws or certain general laws for Indian Territory Oklahoma?

Docket Entries

2024-05-28
Petition DENIED.
2024-05-08
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/23/2024.
2024-03-08
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due April 22, 2024)

Attorneys

Marcus D. Ford
Marcus D. Ford — Petitioner