Articles
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Law & Principles
Senators approve lawsuit protections for business
Members of the Oklahoma Senate voted to shield state businesses from lawsuits, although the legislation was opposed by legislators who suggested a parade-of-horribles would ensue.Ray Carter | May 11, 2020
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Criminal Justice, Law & Principles
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Oklahoma ‘reservation’ case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a case that will determine if much of eastern Oklahoma becomes classified as a collection of Indian reservations, scrambling legal and regulatory authority over hundreds of thousands of citizens.Ray Carter | May 11, 2020
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Law & Principles
Measure requiring absentee voter ID sent to governor
Touting the need to protect election integrity, members of the Oklahoma Senate voted Thursday to require some form of verification from absentee voters.Ray Carter | May 7, 2020
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Law & Principles
Should Oklahoma elections go postal?
Nancy Pelosi wants to use federal legislation to push states to expand voting by mail. Her allies in Oklahoma are pushing the same agenda.Trent England | May 7, 2020
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Law & Principles
Election security measure gains strong House approval
After the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that state law allows citizens to vote absentee by simply signing an affidavit, members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives voted Wednesday to revise the law and address associated concerns about election fraud.Ray Carter | May 6, 2020
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Health Care, Law & Principles
Health worker protection advances over Democratic objections
Legislation to protect health care providers from COVID-19 lawsuits gained Senate approval Wednesday, despite Democratic efforts to block a final vote on the bill.Ray Carter | May 6, 2020
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Law & Principles
National poll shows vote-by-mail concern
Even as activists in Oklahoma seek to remove a longstanding election-security safeguard for absentee voting, a new national poll shows many voters are concerned that an increase in voting by mail could lead to increased election fraud.Ray Carter | May 1, 2020
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Judicial Reform, Law & Principles
Constitutional change required for cap on noneconomic damages
This legislative session, Senate Judiciary Chair Julie Daniels seeks to revive the noneconomic damages cap by placing it in the Oklahoma Constitution. The bill, SJR 40, may be the sole remaining approach to assure that the intent of the legislature, as well as the state’s voters, is preserved.A.J. Ferate | April 28, 2020
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Law & Principles
Calls to change absentee voting process raise fraud concerns
In response to COVID-19, a coalition of mostly left-leaning organizations is demanding that Oklahoma abandon a longstanding election-security safeguard.Ray Carter | April 27, 2020
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Judicial Reform, Law & Principles
Put tort reform in the Oklahoma Constitution
The Oklahoma Supreme Court conducts itself more as a rolling constitutional convention than an appellate court. The Legislature, and the people, should not tolerate the Court’s overreach.Benjamin Lepak | April 20, 2020