Oklahoma tribe approves gay marriage as Native American groups debate issue
Oklahoma tribe approves gay marriage as Native American groups debate issue
- The same-sex case known as Obergefell v Hodges has rippled through the 567 federally recognized Indian Nations. As sovereign entities, they are not necessarily bound by the Supreme Court decision, leaving many in the precarious position of trying to decide whether to make the hot-button issue part of their traditional law.
- The same-sex case known as Obergefell v Hodges has rippled through the 567 federally recognized Indian Nations. As sovereign entities, they are not necessarily bound by the Supreme Court decision, leaving many in the precarious position of trying to decide whether to make the hot-button issue part of their traditional law.
"Tribes
don’t have to follow Obergefell. Tribes should, unless they have a good
reason not to," said Robert Clinton, a professor specializing in tribal
law at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law.