Authors
Ryan Haynie
Criminal Justice Reform Fellow
Ryan Haynie serves as the Criminal Justice Reform Fellow for the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs. Prior to joining OCPA, he practiced law in Oklahoma City. His work included representing the criminally accused in state and federal courts. Ryan is active in the Federalist Society, serving as the Programming Director for the Oklahoma City Lawyer’s Chapter. He holds a B.B.A. from the University of Oklahoma and a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. He and his wife, Jaclyn, live in Oklahoma City with their three children.
Recent Articles
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Judicial Reform
What’s next for the Oklahoma Supreme Court?
Oklahoma voters chose not to retain a sitting Oklahoma Supreme Court justice. Here’s what happens next.Ryan Haynie | December 6, 2024
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Judicial Reform
It’s time to eliminate Oklahoma judicial districts
If we truly want our best and brightest on the bench, we should dispense with the notion that jurists on our state’s highest court must come from every nook and cranny of the state.Ryan Haynie | November 14, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Oklahoma Supreme Court nullifies countless energy, construction contracts
After a recent ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme Court, many companies in industries like energy and construction face new questions about their legal liability.Ryan Haynie | October 23, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Oklahoma Supreme Court weakens election integrity, legislature forced to fix it
With its illegitimate activism in 2020, the Oklahoma Supreme Court nearly weakened election integrity. Fortunately, the Oklahoma Legislature stepped in to fix the Court’s blunder.Ryan Haynie | October 4, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Oklahoma Supreme Court owes citizens written opinions
Oklahoma Supreme Court justices, because they are bound to decide according to the law, must explain the legal basis of their decisions. Inexplicably, Oklahoma’s justices often refuse to do so.Ryan Haynie | September 16, 2024
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Judicial Reform
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has lost its way
If Oklahoma wants to be a state where the rule of law means something, the Oklahoma Supreme Court needs to confine itself to interpreting the law—not making it.Ryan Haynie | September 12, 2024
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Judicial Reform
The Oklahoma Supreme Court or Oklahoma law: one is absurd
Judicial overreach by the Oklahoma Supreme Court threatens the separation of powers that is the foundation of the American political system.Ryan Haynie | September 11, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Oklahoma Supreme Court confuses issues to achieve its favored result
Several decisions of the Oklahoma Supreme Court are not only bad as a matter of policy, but also are bad as a matter of law. Many of the justices are simply not skilled at judging.Ryan Haynie | September 9, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Oklahoma Supreme Court legislates on abortion
After the Dobbs decision, abortion advocates asked state courts to exercise raw judicial power. Unsurprisingly, those advocates found an ally in the Oklahoma Supreme Court.Ryan Haynie | September 3, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Oklahoma Supreme Court finds (yet another) way to make policy
Oklahoma has a state legislature. It passes laws. This is foundational to representative government and based in popular sovereignty. But often the Oklahoma Supreme Court doesn’t like it.Ryan Haynie | August 15, 2024
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