Tag Archives: Supreme Court

Book Review: Rebecca Nagle’s ‘By the Fire We Carry’ burns bright

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Like Rebecca Nagle, I remember that Monday morning in July, 2020, glued to my laptop, waiting for news from SCOTUSblog. My first indication of the McGirt decision was a tweet from Nagle exclaiming that Gorsuch authored the decision. That was … Continue reading →

Posted in my own thoughts | Tagged book review, By the Fire We Carry, Cherokee, history, Indian removal act, indigenous, McGirt, native american, native americans, Native history, Rebecca Nagle, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Trail of Tears | Leave a comment

Dear Justice Alito, I heard your question

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Dear Justice Alito, I listened to the oral arguments in Brakeen v Haaland. I heard your question: “but why — why is it rational [to foster a child in the home of someone from another tribe, as a third-tier option]? … Continue reading →

Posted in news | Tagged Brakeen, child welfare, culture, ICWA, justice, Justice Alito, powwow, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, tribes, war | 5 Comments

Rescuing Navajo babies

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Lest one think the White Savior Industrial Complex is a recent development, Christians have been rescuing Navajo babies from their families for centuries. And the Supreme Court is considering it again. The Catholics It started with the Spaniards, but continued … Continue reading →

Posted in news | Tagged adoption, Catholic, Evangelicals, ICWA, Indian Child Welfare Act, Mormons, navajo, New Mexico, Supreme Court | 2 Comments

Merciless savages: The Supreme Court’s attacks on women and Native Americans

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Stephen Carr Hampton

In the majority opinion of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, the Supreme Court relied upon social and historical mores in the 18th and 19th century to interpret the US Constitution. Because Roe v. Wade, they argued, relied upon the 14th … Continue reading →

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Texas deputizes citizens and awards bounties, as was done for burning witches, catching slaves, and killing Native Americans

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Texas just outlawed all abortions after six weeks after a woman’s last menstruation. They knew this violated the US Constitution under Roe v Wade. To avoid a federal judge blocking the law, Texas will not enforce it. Instead, the law … Continue reading →

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Cherokee Nation juggles tribal sovereignty with Trumpers in a red state

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Stephen Carr Hampton

In light of its newly recognized reservation, Cherokee Nation, and all of Oklahoma’s 38 tribal nations, finds themselves in the crosshairs between tribal sovereignty and Trumpism, between protecting the environment and Big Oil. In the July 2020 McGirt decision, the … Continue reading →

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How reparations could work: Using the US’s past affirmative action for whites as a model

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Reparations for on-going injustices against Native and African Americans are entirely feasible. Historic government programs for white people serve as a model. The giant Monopoly game Imagine the US economy thru history as a giant Monopoly game. In the beginning, … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court’s ruling against North Dakota Natives may decide the Senate

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Stephen Carr Hampton

In a critical decision that may very well effect control of the US Senate, the US Supreme Court today rejected an emergency appeal by Native Americans in North Dakota regarding their ability to vote in November. Control of the Senate … Continue reading →

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When Did the United States Become Our Church?

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Stephen Carr Hampton

I grew up in a conservative evangelical Republican context. I now consider myself a left-wing progressive liberation theology Christian who votes Democrat but really prefers the Green Party. I have mixed allegiances. I am a citizen of the United States, … Continue reading →

Posted in my own thoughts | Tagged christian, Franklin Graham, gay, lesbian, pluralistic, same-sex marriage, Supreme Court | 1 Comment

On this date… March 3, 1832… Georgia

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Stephen Carr Hampton

The Supreme Court ruling granting tribal sovereignty was issued on this date. It still stands today. It all started with Samuel Worcester (left) and Elizur Butler, missionaries to the Cherokee. While the Supreme Court debated, they sat in a Georgia … Continue reading →

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