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• Law & Principles

  Biden administration argues it can mandate numerous vaccines

  Defending its effort to make COVID-19 vaccination, or routine testing, a condition of private-sector employment, the Biden administration told the U.S. Supreme Court that federal law allows the executive branch to unilaterally mandate vaccinations through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration—and said the administration has the authority to require additional vaccinations as well.

  Ray Carter  |  January 7, 2022

• Law & Principles

  McGirt harming Oklahoma nationally

  Some tribal leaders argue the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma, which found a reservation was never disestablished in Oklahoma and that state officials therefore cannot prosecute many crimes involving American Indian victims or criminals, is a boon to the state.

  Jonathan Small  |  January 5, 2022

• Law & Principles

  Judges among those criticizing McGirt ruling

  Since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma, which effectively declared that nearly half of Oklahoma consisted of Indian reservations, Gov. Kevin Stitt and Attorney General John O’Connor have been among the most high-profile critics of that decision.

  Ray Carter  |  January 4, 2022

• Law & Principles

  McGirt leaves Indian victims feeling ‘defenseless’

  As a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma, many American Indians now find themselves largely unprotected from criminals.

  Ray Carter  |  December 15, 2021

• Higher Education

  OU’s lobbying pays off for school, not student rights

  OU’s courtroom victory may lead state lawmakers to revisit the issue.

  Ray Carter  |  December 2, 2021

• Law & Principles

  To champion employees, Louisiana man challenges vax mandate

  While many state attorneys general are challenging the mandate in court, Brandon Trosclair has been among the most high-profile opponents from the private sector.

  Ray Carter  |  November 11, 2021

• Law & Principles

  McGirt is protecting criminals, not average citizens

  Many criminals now assert tribal membership to deter arrest—including “a known member of the white-supremacist Universal Aryan Brotherhood, covered in swastika tattoos.”

  Jonathan Small  |  November 10, 2021

• Law & Principles

  O’Connor files challenge to Biden vaccine mandate

  In a swift rebuke to the Biden administration’s official unveiling of its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor announced he is filing a lawsuit to challenge it in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.

  Ray Carter  |  November 5, 2021

• Law & Principles

  Cherokee Nation supports federal role in many state crimes

  In an amicus curiae brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, the Cherokee Nation has opposed efforts by the State of Oklahoma to have the court reconsider its ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma.

  Ray Carter  |  October 29, 2021

• Law & Principles

  Experts say cross-deputization no solution for McGirt

  When the U.S. Supreme Court held in McGirt v. Oklahoma that a major reservation was never disestablished in Oklahoma and that state law enforcement could not prosecute crimes involving American Indians on those lands, it created jurisdictional chaos that critics warn has fueled increased crime.

  Ray Carter  |  October 27, 2021

• Criminal Justice, Good Government

  McGirt helping Aryan Brotherhood, harming Indians?

  Oklahomans have been assured tribal police help provide a “blanket of protection” for all citizens despite the McGirt ruling. But state law enforcement officials tell a different story and say McGirt has created a blanket of protection mostly for criminals, including a member of the Universal Aryan Brotherhood.

  Ray Carter  |  October 25, 2021

• Law & Principles

  McGirt leads to another reservation ruling

  The fallout of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma has led to yet another court ruling that formally re-established another reservation in Oklahoma—the land of the Quapaw Nation in northeast Oklahoma—compounding the jurisdictional chaos that critics say has severely reduced public safety in those areas.

  Ray Carter  |  October 21, 2021

• Law & Principles

  OCPA legislative scorecard: 2021 final bill list

  This is the final list of the 107 bills that are factored into OCPA’s scorecard for Oklahoma’s 2021 legislative session at the state Capitol.

  Staff  |  October 5, 2021

• Education

  Parental rights laws need teeth, advocates warn

  While Oklahoma law provides parents with significant rights in education, parents and advocates told lawmakers that schools can ignore the law because it does not impose significant penalties for noncompliance.

  Ray Carter  |  September 29, 2021

• Good Government

  Oklahoma AG opposes federal control of elections

  Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor has joined 22 other state attorneys general in vowing to fight in court a proposed law promoted by congressional Democrats that would significantly federalize elections.

  Ray Carter  |  September 15, 2021

• Education, Culture & the Family

  Edmond middle-school students asked for preferred pronouns

  As part of the start-of-school process in Edmond Public Schools, some middle-school students were asked to provide their preferred pronouns with options including “they/them.”

  Ray Carter  |  September 2, 2021

• Criminal Justice

  Abuse of tribal police alleged in Cherokee Nation

  Many Cherokees indicate their tribal police have too often been used as political enforcers rather than as law-enforcement officials.

  Ray Carter  |  August 30, 2021

• Higher Education

  Is CRT coming to Oklahoma law schools?

  Oklahoma lawmakers should ban any accreditation agency from operating within Oklahoma if it advocates racial discrimination.

  Trent England  |  August 24, 2021

• Education

  To mask or not to mask? Give parents educational choices

  In the age of Covid and beyond, it’s clearer than ever that universal school choice is a must for parents and children.

  Kaitlyn Finley  |  August 17, 2021

• Criminal Justice

  McGirt ruling freeing criminals with little Indian heritage

  McGirt is now forcing the retrial and potential release of convicted criminals whose heritage is predominantly something other than American Indian.

  Ray Carter  |  August 17, 2021