Sharp v. Murphy, 591 U.S. 977 (2020), was a Supreme Court of the United States case of whether Congress disestablished the Muscogee (Creek) Nation reservation. After holding the case from the 2018 term, the case was decided on July 9, 2020, in a per curiam decision following McGirt v. Oklahoma that, for the purposes of the Major Crimes Act, the reservations were never disestablished and remain Indian country.
(2020) 1
Per Curiam
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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
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No. 17–1107
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TOMMY SHARP, INTERIM WARDEN, PETITIONER v.
PATRICK DWAYNE MURPHY
ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF
APPEALS FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT
[July 9, 2020]
PER CURIAM.
The judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for
the Tenth Circuit is affirmed for the reasons stated in
McGirt v. Oklahoma, ante, p. ___.
It is so ordered.
JUSTICE GORSUCH took no part in the consideration or
decision of this case.
JUSTICE THOMAS and JUSTICE ALITO dissent.
