Articles
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Judicial Reform
Defunding police conflicts with prison reform
Efforts by progressives to defund police are likely to backfire because those same groups also seek to reform the criminal justice system—particularly as it relates to reducing prison populations.Ryan Haynie | June 24, 2021
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Judicial Reform, Education
Senate committee endorses open transfer
Members of the Senate have joined House lawmakers in advancing legislation that could potentially increase open transfer of students among Oklahoma public schools.Ray Carter | February 23, 2021
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Judicial Reform, Budget & Tax, Education
‘3F’ scholarship bill narrowly advances
Members of a state House committee approved legislation allowing students at Oklahoma’s worst public schools to receive state scholarship funding to attend private schoolsRay Carter | February 23, 2021
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Judicial Reform, Education
Lawmakers bar anti-religion discrimination in state program
Lawmakers have voted to prevent state discrimination against private Christian schools that adhere to orthodox Christian teachings as part of their mission.Ray Carter | February 23, 2021
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Judicial Reform, Criminal Justice
Four ways to improve drug courts in Oklahoma
Many Oklahoma prosecutors say they lack the tools to get people the help they need.Ryan Haynie | February 17, 2021
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Judicial Reform, Education
Effort to ease public-school transfers advances
Legislation to ease the state’s open-transfer process for students wanting to attend another public-school district has gained committee approval.Ray Carter | February 16, 2021
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Judicial Reform
Judicial selection may soon occur in public
The state body that selects all major judicial nominees has long operated in secret but could soon be required to conduct its work in public, thanks to legislation approved by a state Senate committee.Ray Carter | February 2, 2021
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Judicial Reform
Judicial nominating process fueling conflicts of interest?
The secretive process used to appoint judges in Oklahoma through the state’s Judicial Nominating Commission has drawn increasing criticism in recent years.Ray Carter | August 5, 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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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