Tulsa World – Tribes Defend Sovereignty in Supreme Court McGirt Filing

Trent Shores co-drafted a U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta on whether a State has authority to prosecute non-Indians who commit crimes against Indians in Indian country. “It is blackletter law that states have no jurisdictions over crimes committed by Indians or against Indians in Indian Country, the former federal prosecutors state in their brief,” authored by Shores and former U.S. Attorneys.

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Vanderbilt Magazine – Trent Shores, BA’oo: In Service to His Heritage

“For 18 years, I was a career prosecutor and trial attorney, and now it’s different,” he says. “Some days I’m an attorney advising clients, some days I’m a judge. To be a member of the bench is certainly a different perspective. I’m a big believer that we see the world through the prism of our own experiences.”

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