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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Economy
McGirt called threat to state’s economic future
Ryan Leonard, special counsel for Native American affairs for Gov. Kevin Stitt, said the jurisdictional chaos created by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma represents a huge threat to long-term economic growth in the state.Ray Carter | August 16, 2021
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Higher Education
‘OU Report It!’ hotline seeks anonymous reports of ‘suspected wrongdoing’
A recent email from the University of Oklahoma instructed faculty, staff, and students how to inform on one another.Mike Brake | August 16, 2021
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Law & Principles
Court rules McGirt not retroactive
In a reversal of prior rulings, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has concluded that the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma is not retroactive.Ray Carter | August 12, 2021
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Law & Principles
State asks high court to overturn McGirt decision
The State of Oklahoma has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to narrow or overturn its recent decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma.Ray Carter | August 9, 2021
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Criminal Justice
Tribes go AWOL on McGirt response
Tribal-government officials went AWOL at a recent Tulsa forum when given the opportunity to publicly discuss how they will preserve public safety on reservation land.Jonathan Small | August 3, 2021
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Law & Principles
Attorney General O’Connor keeps pro-life promise
Newly appointed Attorney General John O’Connor is already fulfilling one major promise by filing a brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.Ray Carter | July 30, 2021