As Gov. Kevin Stitt fights with Oklahoma tribes over the McGirt decision, his brother is using the

As Gov. Kevin Stitt fights with Oklahoma tribes over the McGirt decision, his brother is using the ruling to try to get out of a speeding ticket


While Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has said he intends to continue fighting the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the McGirt case, his brother has been fighting a different battle.

Marvin Keith Stitt, 51, who goes by Keith, asked the Tulsa Municipal Court on Wednesday to dismiss a speeding ticket he received in February because he is a member of the Cherokee Nation. A copy of his Cherokee identification card is included in the court filing, showing he became an enrolled member of the tribe in 1992.

The motion claims the City of Tulsa has no right to prosecute Native Americans for municipal violations on tribal land after the landmark McGirt U.S. Supreme Court decision. The 2020 Supreme Court decision held that Congress never dismantled the Muscogee Nation reservation and that much of the eastern part of the state remains Indian land.

Kevin Stitt is also an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation. The governor’s office did not respond to requests for comment late Wednesday.

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