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Judicial Reform
Oklahoma Supreme Court decision benefited illegal immigrant felons
Among the Oklahoma Supreme Court justices who struck down a provision mandating that illegal immigrants accused of felony offenses be presumed flight risks, five justices remain on the court today.Ray Carter | November 4, 2024
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Judicial Reform, Economy
Oklahoma Supreme Court activism hits oil industry
Thanks to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, an untold number of contracts have been nullified and countless state businesses left with daunting potential legal liability.Jonathan Small | November 1, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Arm of Oklahoma Supreme Court engages in campaigning for three justices
An official arm of the Oklahoma Supreme Court is urging lawyers to retain three members of the Oklahoma Supreme Court facing retention-ballot elections.Ray Carter | October 31, 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 ruling negatively impacts oil-and-gas companies
A decision handed down in May by the Oklahoma Supreme Court may increase the liability of oil-and-gas companies when sued in cases involving subcontractors.Ray Carter | October 23, 2024
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Education
As legal threats wither, expert urges private-school growth
Due to multiple court rulings at both the state and federal level, the expansion of school-choice programs has not undermined the autonomy of participating private schools. “If school choice is to succeed,” one expert says, “we need more and better schools to participate in these programs.”Ray Carter | October 15, 2024
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Judicial Reform
OCPA responds to false information at JNC hearing
OCPA President Jonathan Small issued a statement in response to a false suggestion made about OCPA during a House legislative study on the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC).Staff | October 14, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Hearing shows ethical conflicts abound with JNC
A recent legislative hearing highlighted several of the many problems created by Oklahoma’s Judicial Nominating Commission, including its fostering of ethical conflicts and creation of an environment in which few people seek to become a judge.Ray Carter | October 14, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Bar’s role in judicial selection may benefit its finances
The incestuous relationship between the Oklahoma Supreme Court and the Oklahoma Bar Association is concerning.Ray Carter | October 8, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Researchers find Oklahoma Supreme Court is liberal
For nearly 50 years, justices on the Oklahoma Supreme Court have been more liberal than even judges in states like California.Jonathan Small | October 7, 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, Economy
Oklahoma legal climate impacts business growth, job opportunities
“Lawsuit abuse increases the costs of goods and services, including driving up insurance rates,” according to one national expert. “In Oklahoma, that amounts to an average annual ‘tort tax’ of approximately $934.73 per person.”Ray Carter | October 3, 2024
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma judges: Men can be women
In numerous cases, Oklahoma judges have declared that men are women (and vice versa) and ordered that state documents, such as birth certificates, be altered.Ray Carter | September 23, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Oklahoma court’s decisions reap ‘hellhole’ designation
“Judicial Hellholes” reports shine a spotlight on places like Oklahoma “where judges systematically apply laws and court procedures in an unfair and unbalanced manner.”Ray Carter | September 19, 2024
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Health Care
A look at work-comp loss costs
Oklahoma’s work-comp reforms were having their intended results.Curtis Shelton | September 17, 2024
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Education
U.S. Supreme Court should take Oklahoma charter-school case
In the St. Isidore case, the Oklahoma Supreme Court got it wrong and effectively discriminated against charter-school proponents because of religion. All Oklahomans would benefit if the U.S. Supreme Court took up the case.Jonathan Small | September 16, 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
Pattern notable in Oklahoma Supreme Court’s ever-shifting decisions
Whenever an initiative petition would grow government, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has held the “gist” statement is legally sound. When an initiative petition would rein in government, the court has nitpicked a gist to death to declare it illegal.Ray Carter | 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
Oklahoma’s legal climate harms economic growth, job creation
Questionable rulings by Oklahoma judges have harmed Oklahoma’s economic competitiveness, according to a report from the State Chamber Research Foundation.Ray Carter | September 11, 2024