U.S. Supreme Court Issues Stay On Hooper v. City Of Tulsa

The United State Supreme Court issued a stay on the Hooper v. City of Tulsa until Wednesday, August 2 at 5 p.m.

Hooper v. Tulsa is a case regarding a speeding ticket dispute between Justin Hooper and the City of Tulsa.

The temporary stay gives justices more time to review everything before making a more permanent decision.

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In June, The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Curtis Act no longer applies, meaning the City of Tulsa was not authorized to issue a speeding ticket to Hooper because he is a tribal citizen.

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt said he was hopeful the Supreme Court would overturn the decision and that he felt encouraged by the stay.

"I am encouraged that the United States Supreme Court delayed the implementation of the 10th Circuit’s devastating decision in Hooper v. City of Tulsa. If the Hooper decision stands, the City of Tulsa, using their own words to the Supreme Court, “...will no longer be able to enforce violations of municipal ordinances against Indian inhabitants," said Gov. Stitt. "We must operate under one set of rules, regardless of race, heritage, or background, and cannot allow Tulsa and much of the rest of eastern Oklahoma to be turned into a reservation."

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