Articles
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Education
Teachers’ union tacitly admits CRT is in Oklahoma schools
The Oklahoma Education Association asked the Oklahoma State Department of Education to provide legal safeguards for teachers who are ordered by their employer to incorporate CRT into the classroom setting.Ray Carter | May 17, 2022
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Law & Principles
Court leak is an attack on the judicial system
If they can’t win playing by the rules, some on the left want to jettison rules altogether.Jonathan Small | May 16, 2022
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Criminal Justice
Vetoed bill might have facilitated gun seizures
When Gov. Kevin Stitt recently vetoed House Bill 3501, proponents of the bill claimed it would have simply allowed state police to address individuals convicted by tribal courts of drunk driving and similar offenses.Ray Carter | May 13, 2022
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Criminal Justice, Law & Principles
McGirt repercussions lead to Stitt veto
Saying he will not support legislation that weakens Oklahoma’s state sovereignty, Gov. Kevin Stitt has vetoed a bill that would have required state law enforcement officials to enforce rulings handed down by tribal courts.Ray Carter | May 12, 2022
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Education
Sec. Walters tells textbook companies to obey CRT ban
Oklahoma Secretary of Education Ryan Walters has informed school-textbook publishers that the content of their educational materials must comply with Oklahoma law that bans the teaching of certain tenets broadly associated with Critical Race Theory.Ray Carter | May 12, 2022
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Judicial Reform
Current abortion debate shows need for JNC repeal
Recent events at the Supreme Court of the United States have demonstrated the importance of judicial selection—both at the federal and state levels.Ryan Haynie | May 12, 2022
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Higher Education, Good Government
AG O’Connor fights for colorblind college admissions
Attorney General John O’Connor has filed a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to declare that race-based college admissions are unconstitutional, noting colleges that employ race-based admissions are nonetheless actively discriminating against minorities.Ray Carter | May 11, 2022
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Higher Education
UCO investigates ‘bias, hate, and prejudice’ on campus
The rapid proliferation of bias reporting systems on American college and university campuses raises some basic questions.Mike Brake | May 10, 2022
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Education
Deer Creek schools hire pro-CRT group
The Deer Creek school district has hired the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice to provide up to 13 workshops whose objectives include a focus on “diversity, inclusion, implicit bias, and inclusive leadership.”Ray Carter | May 10, 2022
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma House struggles to advance reforms
In recent weeks, the Republican leadership of the Oklahoma House of Representatives has struggled to advance even modest reforms, in sharp contrast with the Republican-controlled Oklahoma Senate.Ray Carter | May 6, 2022