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Law & Principles
Tribes reverse course from their prior McGirt arguments
Several tribes that celebrated the McGirt ruling are effectively doing a 180-degree pivot by urging federal judges to reverse course and rule that an 1898 law impacting Oklahoma reservations is no longer in effect.Ray Carter | August 22, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
Stitt seeks teacher protection against union pressure
Citing both a U.S. Supreme Court ruling and a provision of the Oklahoma Constitution, Gov. Kevin Stitt is calling on State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister and members of the Oklahoma State Board of Education to ensure teachers are informed of their rights to decline union membership and payment of associated union fees.Ray Carter | August 19, 2022
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Law & Principles
Tribes’ alleged treaty violations focus of Senate hearing
The history of federal-tribe relations is littered with tales of broken treaties. But a U.S. Senate hearing flipped the typical script this week as lawmakers considered whether five Oklahoma tribes have been violating their treaties for more than 100 years by denying citizenship to the descendants of their former black slaves.Ray Carter | July 28, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
Hofmeister suggests law violated; review shows otherwise
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister recently suggested competitive-bidding requirements have been evaded for a program supported by Gov. Kevin Stitt. But an agency review quickly proved otherwise.Ray Carter | July 21, 2022
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Law & Principles
Effort to stymie OCPA news coverage won’t work
An Oklahoma lawmaker (technically, his spouse) recently resorted to filing a bogus victim protective order against an OCPA journalist. If the intent was to deter OCPA from providing news coverage on lawmakers’ activities, it failed.Ray Carter | July 20, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
Lankford denounces NEA as union touts its Oklahoma influence
As Sen. James Lankford criticizes a national labor union’s left-wing agenda, its Oklahoma affiliate touts its influence among key state lawmakers.Ray Carter | July 19, 2022
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma laws on girls’ sports, bathrooms, survive challenge
Two new Oklahoma state laws that restrict bathroom access and sports participation based on sex have withstood the initial efforts of the Biden administration to force their rollback.Ray Carter | July 18, 2022
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Law & Principles
Court defied threats, preserved rule of law
By overturning Roe, U.S. Supreme Court justices took a strong stance against judicial overreach. But they also refused to allow their rulings to be influenced by outside pressure tactics.Jonathan Small | July 11, 2022
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Law & Principles
OCPA President files complaint against Rep. Anthony Moore
OCPA President files complaint against Rep. Anthony Moore.Staff | July 8, 2022
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Law & Principles
Moore drops abusive protective orders
Rep. Anthony Moore’s spouse moved to dismiss all five Temporary Protective Orders that she had filed eight days before the primary election, including against four employees of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs.Staff | July 6, 2022