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concluding Congress showed no intent to diminish reservation in part because agreement provided tribe would receive uncertain amount of revenue based on future sales to non-Indian settlers of lots, not sum-certain payments to Creek Nation
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No. 17-1107
07-09-2020
Tommy SHARP, Interim Warden, Petitioner v. Patrick Dwayne MURPHY
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 , ––– U.S. ––––, 140 S.Ct. 2452, ––– L.Ed.2d –––– (2020).
It is so ordered.
Justice GORSUCH took no part in the consideration or decision of this case.
Justice THOMAS and Justice ALITO dissent.