Bynum’s support of state’s McGirt challenge could destroy city’s relations with tribes, tribal commission leader says | Politics

The ruling was then applied to the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and Quapaw tribes.

The attorney general’s office emailed the city on Aug. 17, asking them to consider an amicus briefing for the state’s efforts to review the McGirt decision, according to records made by the Tulsa World through the Oklahoma Open Records Act.

The city submitted their friend of the Oklahoma court brief, V. Castro-Huerta, which the state intends to use as a vehicle against McGirt.

“We hope that an amicus briefing would give the Supreme Court a perspective on how McGirt is developing in Tulsa on both the criminal and civilian sides,” wrote Oklahoma Attorney General Mithun Mansinghani.

Three days later, on August 20, the city informed the AG’s office that it would submit an amicus briefing, city officials said on Friday.

“The Amicus letter was not our idea. The AG asked, ”said Bynum last week. “In assessing whether or not we would agree to the request and file a brief, the most important factor for me was the number of concerns raised by (Tulsa Police).

“I didn’t think we could withhold this information from the Supreme Court. It is a serious public safety issue and the Supreme Court should have all the relevant information when making a decision. We had the responsibility to share it and did so through an amicus briefing. “