Another follow-up from McGirt v. Oklahoma and a copyright dispute over an Icelandic song

Another follow-up from <em>McGirt v. Oklahoma</em> and a copyright dispute over an Icelandic song

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This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, the requirements for defendants to prove “Indian” status under the Major Crimes Act and the proper test for when two songs (here, “Soknudur” and “You Raise Me Up”) are substantially similar for copyright claims.

The requirements for “Indian” status under the Major Crimes Act

Oklahoma v. Wadkins presents the justices with the latest in a series of cases emerging out of their 2020 … Read the rest