M. John Kane IV
2019 — Current
| Case | Weight | Summary | Vote | OCPA Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Case
League of Women Voters of Oklahoma v. Ziriax
2020
|
Score
5 |
Summary
Court used a rule of civil procedure to invalidate Oklahoma’s requirement that mail-in ballots be notarized. |
Vote
Dissent
|
Position
dissent
|
|
Case
Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice v. Drummond (Oklahoma Call I)
2023
|
Score
5 |
Summary
Court read a limited right to abortion in the Oklahoma Constitution and struck down one of two laws protecting life. |
Vote
Dissent
|
Position
dissent
|
|
Case
Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice v. State (Oklahoma Call II)
2023
|
Score
5 |
Summary
Relying on Oklahoma Call I, the Court invalidated two more pro-life laws. |
Vote
Dissent
|
Position
dissent
|
|
Case
Oklahoma Call for Reproductive Justice v. Drummond (Oklahoma Call III)
2023
|
Score
5 |
Summary
Again relying on Oklahoma Call I, the Court directed trial court to enjoin (prohibit from going into effect) three laws that regulate abortion. |
Vote
Dissent
|
Position
dissent
|
|
Case
State Chamber of Oklahoma v. Cobbs
2024
|
Score
10 |
Summary
Court allowed a ballot measure to move forward that would raise the state’s minimum wage in direct contradiction to its precedent. |
Vote
Dissent
|
Position
dissent
|
|
Case
Stricklen v. Multiple Injury Trust Fund
2024
|
Score
30 |
Summary
In this case, the Court’s majority redefined the word “subsequent” in the statute to ensure the Plaintiff had a right to claim damages. |
Vote
Dissent
|
Position
dissent
|
|
Case
Hayes v. Penkoski
2024
|
Score
15 |
Summary
In this case, the majority vacated a protective order granted against a street preacher for exercising his First Amendment rights. |
Vote
Majority
|
Position
majority
|
|
Case
Ritter v. State
2022
|
Score
10 |
Summary
Court struck down a law that prohibited schools from instituting mask mandates on kids absent special circumstances. |
Vote
Not Voting
|
Position
dissent
|
|
Case
Drummond v. Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board
2024
|
Score
5 |
Summary
Court prohibited a Catholic charter school from opening relying, in part, on Oklahoma’s unconstitutional Blaine Amendment. |
Vote
Not Voting
|
Position
dissent
|
|
Case
Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission
2025
|
Score
50 |
Summary
Court upheld a decision by the Oklahoma Tax Commission to deny her income tax protest based on a theory that extended McGirt to state taxation. |
Vote
Concurrence
|
Position
majority
|
|
Case
Fugate v. Stitt
2025
|
Score
5 |
Summary
Court found state representative lacked standing to challegne a "return to work" executive order from the govenor covering executive branch employees. |
Vote
Concurrence
|
Position
majority
|
|
Case
America's Car Mart, Inc. v. Cantrell
2025
|
Score
10 |
Summary
Court held the Service Warranty Act's provision excluding service warranties from claims of breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing was not an unconstitutional special law. |
Vote
Recused
|
Position
majority
|
|
Case
Spencer v. Nelson
2024
|
Score
5 |
Summary
Court majority applied the discovery rule to toll the notice period under the Governmental Tort Claims Act contrarty to the specific terms of the statute. |
Vote
Dissent
|
Position
dissent
|
|
Case
OBI Holding Company v. Schultz-Butzbach
2025
|
Score
5 |
Summary
Court interpreted the worker's comp statute to require an injured employee to actively pursue their claim in order to avoid dismissal. |
Vote
Majority
|
Position
majority
|
|
Case
Cherokee Nation v. US Dept. of the Interior
2025
|
Score
5 |
Summary
Court held the AG cannot take and assume control of litigation where the governor is named as a defendant over his objection. |
Vote
Majority
|
Position
majority
|
|
Case
Cathy v. Bd. of County Commissioners for McCurtain Co.
2024
|
Score
5 |
Summary
Court invalidated a tax increase because the proponents failed to publish the proposition for at least four weeks in a county newspaper. |
Vote
Majority
|
Position
majority
|