Oklahoma, Business Groups Get Supreme Court Review in Murder Case

The U.S. Supreme Court building stands in Washington, D.C., U.S.Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg
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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear an unusual death penalty case that could have outsize implications for businesses operating in Oklahoma.

The justices will review a lower court decision that stripped Oklahoma of the power to prosecute American Indians in much of the eastern part of the state. The ruling also called into question Oklahoma’s regulatory authority in historically tribal territories.