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The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a large chunk of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation, a decision that state and federal officials have warned could throw Oklahoma into chaos.

The court's 5-4 decision, written by Justice Neil Gorsuch, means that Oklahoma prosecutors lack the authority to pursue criminal cases against American Indian defendants in parts of Oklahoma that include most of Tulsa, the second-largest city.

The court's ruling casts doubt on hundreds of convictions won by local prosecutors.

语言点

The US Supreme Court: 美国最高法院

· supreme power: 至高无上的权利

· supreme being: 至高无上的人（一般指“上帝”）

rule vt. 作出裁定，作出判决 n. 规矩，规则

chunk n. 大块

· English chunks: 英语语块（a large piece of words）

throw…into chaos: 把……陷入混乱之中

· throw family into chaos: 把家里弄得鸡飞狗跳

justice n. 法官；公平，正义

prosecutor n. 检察官

lack the authority to do sth. 缺乏权威来做某事

criminal cases: 刑事案件

· civil cases: 民事案件

defendant n. 被告人

cast doubt: 产生怀疑（doesn’t support）

conviction n. 定罪量刑

· previous conviction: 犯罪前科

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