Articles
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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
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Higher Education
Oklahoma higher ed is hiring (conservatives need not apply)
Oklahoma’s radical higher education establishment wants to make sure that the next generation of professors will only include radicals.David Randall, Ph.D. | May 5, 2022
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Criminal Justice, Law & Principles
Expungement reform signed into law
Legislation that simplifies the process of expunging the criminal record of certain individuals has been signed into law.Ray Carter | May 5, 2022
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Higher Education
Free speech in the crosshairs at OU, OSU, UCO
A new study by the national organization Speech First indicates that Bias Reporting Systems are proliferating on both public and private higher education campuses, often to the detriment of First Amendment rights.Mike Brake | May 5, 2022