Supreme Court of the United States

Jimcy McGirt, Petitioner v. Oklahoma — Thomas, J., Dissenting

July 9, 2020140 S. Ct. 2452

Summary

Justice Thomas dissents, arguing that the Supreme Court lacks jurisdiction to review the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals decision because that decision rests on an adequate, independent state procedural ground. He maintains that the Court should not second‑guess Oklahoma law and therefore should not have granted relief to the petitioner.