Judicial · State · OK
Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses the last Tulsa Massacre survivors' reparations suit
- Direction
- -1 — harm to Freedmen
- Force
- 1.00 — enacted, vetoed, or final
- Status
- Decided
- Date
- 2024-06-12
Why this rating
On June 12, 2024, the Oklahoma Supreme Court affirmed dismissal of the public-nuisance and unjust-enrichment suit brought by the last living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, holding their grievances fell outside the state's nuisance statute. Rated -1: a century after the massacre, the highest state court closed the surviving legal avenue for redress, leaving the ledger for Greenwood formally unsettled.
Summary
On June 12, 2024, the Oklahoma Supreme Court affirmed dismissal of the public-nuisance and unjust-enrichment suit brought by the last living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, holding their grievances fell outside the state's nuisance statute. Rated -1: a century after the massacre, the highest state court closed the surviving legal avenue for redress, leaving the ledger for Greenwood formally unsettled.
Sources
- Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses Tulsa Race Massacre survivors' lawsuit — PBS NewsHour — news · primary · historical
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