Stay issued in freedmen case

Written By: Jerrad Moore

(MUSCOGEE NATION) The Muscogee (Creek) Nation Supreme Court has issued a stay in the case of Citizenship Board of The Muscogee (Creek) Nation v. Rhonda K. Grayson and Jeffrey D. Kennedy. The case was scheduled for oral arguments on July 26.

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According to the order on July 8 an application to assume original jurisdiction was filed with the MCN District Court. This new action seeks to have the MCN District Court hear arguments contesting the constitutionality of NCA 24-077, a recently passed law that amended Title 27 creating a new “Special Justice” position on the MCN Supreme Court. While the court hears briefs from the parties in this new action, all cases filed in which NCA 24-077 is implicated are to be stayed.  

Mvskoke Media will have ongoing coverage of this developing story.