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Law & Principles
Unregistered tribal tags endanger police, Stitt warns
Unlike the Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes, the Cherokee and other tribes are potentially endangering the lives of police officers, Gov. Kevin Stitt says.Ray Carter | May 17, 2024
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma legislation ‘ripe for abuse by litigious individuals’
A bill vetoed by Gov. Kevin Stitt would have allowed Oklahomans to be sued for speaking out on political issues.Jonathan Small | May 10, 2024
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Law & Principles
OCPA asks court to rule in its favor in meritless Paycom lawsuit
OCPA has filed a request for summary judgment in a lawsuit first filed in 2020 by Paycom.Staff | May 7, 2024
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Law & Principles
Stitt signs legislation allowing police to arrest illegal immigrants
Legislation making “impermissible occupation” a crime—allowing law enforcement officials to arrest illegal immigrants—passed the state House by a vote of 77‒20 and the state Senate by a vote of 39‒8. It has been signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt.Ray Carter | May 1, 2024
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma part of pushback on Biden Title IX rewrite
The Biden administration’s rewrite of federal Title IX law would allow men to enter women’s restrooms and locker rooms—so long as the male claims to identify as a woman. Oklahoma officials are pushing back.Ray Carter | April 30, 2024
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Law & Principles
Senate sends ranked-choice voting ban to Stitt
Legislation that would prohibit the use of ranked-choice voting in Oklahoma elections has been sent to Gov. Kevin Stitt.Ray Carter | April 26, 2024
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Law & Principles
Illegal immigration bill sent to governor
Legislation that would allow illegal immigrants to be arrested by state police for “impermissible occupation” has won strong approval from the Oklahoma Senate and is headed to the governor.Ray Carter | April 24, 2024
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Law & Principles
Warning it will fuel litigation, Stitt vetoes SB 1737
Gov. Kevin Stitt has vetoed a bill that would allow businesses to sue Oklahomans for speech activity alleged to be harassing—even if the citizen has been charged with no crime.Ray Carter | April 24, 2024
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Law & Principles
No need to ‘fix’ Oklahoma elections with ‘ranked-choice’ voting
“Ranked choice” voting—a system notorious for voter errors, lengthy delays in counting, and growing public distrust of results, would not “fix” Oklahoma‘s election system—one of the nation's best.Jonathan Small | April 22, 2024
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Law & Principles
Paycom and trial lawyers’ SB 1737 weaponizes courts against conservatives
The far left has weaponized the courts against former President Donald Trump. Now Paycom and the trial lawyers are trying something similar in Oklahoma.Staff | April 18, 2024