Federal Judge Dismisses Indians’ Class Suit Claiming Oklahoma Prosecutions Invalid

( February 6, 2023, 3:55 PM EST) -- TULSA, Okla. — Five Native Americans in Oklahoma who were charged with traffic or misdemeanor offenses by local police cannot pursue class claims against dozens of counties, courts, municipalities and prosecutors in federal court because the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, a federal judge in the state ruled in granting motions to dismiss....