(a) In 2020 the Supreme Court, in McGirt v. Oklahoma, examined the current status of treaties made with native tribes establishing reservation lands. Why is this decision significant in regard to the application of the Major Crimes Act ? 

(b) In June, 2022, the Supreme Court decided Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta which discussed Worcester v. Georgia, one of the Marshall Trilogy cases decided in 1832. How did the Court decide Castro-Huerta and how does this decision change the underlying principle of the Worcester v. Georgia?

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A It is significant because State courts no longer ha... View the full answer