{
  "checked_on": "2026-10-25",
  "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
  "update_schedule": "Daily at 09:00 and 17:00 America/Los_Angeles",
  "publication_status": "Local preview; hosting access pending",
  "cases": [
    {
      "id": "grayson-hill",
      "title": "Grayson et al. v. Hill et al.",
      "court": "U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma",
      "docket": "5:26-cv-01874",
      "category": "Citizenship & treaty rights",
      "filed": "2026-07-23",
      "status": "Federal case filed; current disposition not independently confirmed",
      "event_date": "2026-10-15",
      "summary": "Rhonda Grayson and Jeffrey Kennedy seek enforcement of their claimed citizenship rights against Muscogee Nation officials. Their legal team alleges noncompliance with the earlier tribal ruling. These are the plaintiffs\u2019 allegations in the federal litigation.",
      "latest": "A docket mirror lists October 13 dismissal-related filings (entries 33\u201334) and an October 15 appearance (entry 35). Those entries do not establish that the court dismissed the case.",
      "limits": "Original October motion texts and a complete current official docket have not been retrieved. Justia\u2019s inspected copy ends September 10; Docket Nexus has newer entries but does not establish active/terminated status.",
      "next": "Obtain the October motions and any responses or rulings; confirm current federal status. No hearing date verified.",
      "sources": [
        [
          "Plaintiffs\u2019 legal team \u2014 attributed claims",
          "https://www.justiceforblackcreeks.com/news/black-creek-citizens-sue-to-enforce-muscogee-nation-supreme-court-ruling"
        ],
        [
          "Docket mirror \u2014 newer entries",
          "https://docketnexus.com/case/grayson-et-al-v-hill-et-al--okwd-137229/"
        ],
        [
          "Justia docket \u2014 through September 10",
          "https://dockets.justia.com/docket/oklahoma/okwdce/5:2026cv01874/137229"
        ]
      ],
      "last_checked": "2026-10-25",
      "history": [
        {
          "date": "2026-10-15",
          "description": "A docket mirror lists October 13 dismissal-related filings (entries 33\u201334) and an October 15 appearance (entry 35). Those entries do not establish that the court dismissed the case."
        }
      ],
      "last_checked_at": "2026-10-25T23:56:48.719Z",
      "checks": [
        {
          "checked_at": "2026-10-25T23:56:48.719Z",
          "result": "No newer material event verified from accessible sources; existing status and coverage limits retained.",
          "coverage": "Docket Nexus still lists activity through October 15. CourtListener search did not locate original October motions. Law360 article surfaced as a possible October jurisdiction-motion lead but full page was inaccessible; not used to establish outcome."
        }
      ],
      "next_confirmed_hearing": null,
      "next_confirmed_deadline": null,
      "research_leads": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.law360.com/access-to-justice/articles/2537531/muscogee-chief-says-court-can-t-grant-freedmen-citizenship",
          "status": "Search-discovered; full text inaccessible; not relied on as verified event"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "citizenship-board-grayson",
      "title": "Citizenship Board v. Grayson et al.",
      "court": "Muscogee (Creek) Nation Supreme Court",
      "docket": "SC-2023-10",
      "category": "Citizenship & treaty rights",
      "filed": "Appeal identified as a 2023 case; exact filing date not verified",
      "status": "Tribal case closed \u2014 court index lists May 12, 2026 order",
      "event_date": "2026-05-12",
      "summary": "The court\u2019s official case index records the July 23, 2025 opinion and subsequent enforcement proceedings. This tribal proceeding is separate from the later federal Grayson v. Hill suit.",
      "latest": "The official index lists a May 12 order denying contempt motions and temporary/preliminary injunctive relief and closing the case.",
      "limits": "Order title and date verified on the court website; PDF text could not be fetched. Reasons and legal effect beyond the indexed disposition have not been independently reviewed.",
      "next": "Retrieve the complete closing order; monitor any new related proceedings separately.",
      "sources": [
        [
          "Official court case index",
          "https://creeksupremecourt.com/final-opinions"
        ],
        [
          "May 12, 2026 closing order",
          "https://creeksupremecourt.com/s/Doc-75-Order-Denying-Respondents-Motions-and-Closing-the-Case-05122026.pdf"
        ]
      ],
      "last_checked": "2026-10-25",
      "history": [
        {
          "date": "2026-05-12",
          "description": "The official index lists a May 12 order denying contempt motions and temporary/preliminary injunctive relief and closing the case."
        }
      ],
      "last_checked_at": "2026-10-25T23:56:48.719Z",
      "checks": [
        {
          "checked_at": "2026-10-25T23:56:48.719Z",
          "result": "No newer material event verified from accessible sources; existing status and coverage limits retained.",
          "coverage": "Official court index rechecked; latest listed case document remains May 12, 2026 closing order. Full order text remains unreviewed."
        }
      ],
      "next_confirmed_hearing": null,
      "next_confirmed_deadline": null
    },
    {
      "id": "sherman-hargett",
      "title": "Sherman et al. v. Hargett et al.",
      "court": "U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee",
      "docket": "3:26-cv-00616",
      "category": "Memphis / related civil rights",
      "filed": "2026-05-11",
      "status": "District-court dismissal verified; appeal status unconfirmed",
      "event_date": "2026-10-01",
      "summary": "Black Memphis voters and organizations challenged Tennessee\u2019s congressional map. This concerns voting rights; no direct Indigenous-citizenship claim has been established in the inspected material.",
      "latest": "The October 1 order dismisses Count 1 with prejudice for failure to state a claim and Count 2 without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction. The court found the pleaded allegations insufficient to establish discriminatory purpose and treated the First Amendment count as a nonjusticiable political question.",
      "limits": "The actual five-page order (Document 65) was read. An older ACLU page still says ongoing, last updated May 27. A current appellate docket has not been verified; do not describe this as finally over.",
      "next": "Check for notice of appeal, appellate docket, or post-judgment motion. No future date verified.",
      "sources": [
        [
          "October 1 court order \u2014 Document 65",
          "https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-10-01-Order.pdf"
        ],
        [
          "Case timeline and filings",
          "https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/tennessee-congressional-redistricting-challenge-sherman/"
        ],
        [
          "ACLU case page \u2014 older party source",
          "https://www.aclu.org/cases/sherman-v-hargett"
        ]
      ],
      "last_checked": "2026-10-25",
      "history": [
        {
          "date": "2026-10-01",
          "description": "The October 1 order dismisses Count 1 with prejudice for failure to state a claim and Count 2 without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction. The court found the pleaded allegations insufficient to establish discriminatory purpose and treated the First Amendment count as a nonjusticiable political question."
        }
      ],
      "last_checked_at": "2026-10-25T23:56:48.719Z",
      "checks": [
        {
          "checked_at": "2026-10-25T23:56:48.719Z",
          "result": "No newer material event verified from accessible sources; existing status and coverage limits retained.",
          "coverage": "Case timeline still ends October 1. Targeted official Sixth Circuit/Supreme Court domain searches did not identify a matching appellate docket; this is not confirmation of no appeal. Official complete current appellate docket remains unverified."
        }
      ],
      "next_confirmed_hearing": null,
      "next_confirmed_deadline": null
    }
  ],
  "identification_leads": [
    {
      "title": "Memphis / New Chicago \u2014 identification pending",
      "summary": "A February 2021 Tennessee Tribune report describes a December 15, 2020 state-court filing led by Carnita Atwater that included Indigenous and African American residents. It is an older lead, not a verified active 2026 case. Exact state docket, present status and whether this is the user\u2019s intended case remain unresolved. Do not conflate it with the separately indexed 2019 federal Atwater v. Strickland case.",
      "source_url": "https://tntribune.com/new-chicago-cdc-files-20b-lawsuit/"
    }
  ],
  "change_log": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-25",
      "change": "Initial three-case tracker; Memphis identification lead retained separately. Court-verified dismissal and index-verified closure distinguished from unverified current federal status."
    }
  ],
  "last_checked_at": "2026-10-25T23:56:48.719Z",
  "check_log": [
    {
      "checked_at": "2026-10-25T23:56:48.719Z",
      "result": "No material status change verified. Source freshness and appellate gaps preserved; no live publication."
    }
  ]
}