JURIST - Oklahoma

On June 14, 2010, the US Conference of Mayors passed a resolution opposing SB 1070, the controversial Arizona immigration law, and supporting federal immigration reform. The organization, which represents thousands of cities larger than 30,000 people, passed the resolution at the annual meeting of t....... [more]

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday in Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann that the Red River Compact does not preempt Oklahoma water laws. The Red River Compact regulates water rights from the Red River among the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Tarrant Regiona....... [more]

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Tuesday ruled that an Oklahoma man had stated a First Amendment compelled speech claim when he challenged Oklahoma's "rain god" license plates. Oklahoma's standard vehicle license plates depict a sculpture of a Native American shooting an arrow toward....... [more]

On May 11, 2010, the Oklahoma Senate voted by a 32-11 margin to approve a bill (HB 3284) requiring women seeking an abortion to complete a questionnaire before the procedure. The Statistical Abortion Bill Act probes into such areas as marital status, reasons for seeking an abortion and whether the w....... [more]

3/25/2013: Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear new affirmative action case 11/15/2012: Sixth Circuit ruled Michigan ban on affirmative action unconstitutional 11/6/2012: Oklahoma voters approved ban on affirmative action 10/10/2012: Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Fisher v. University....... [more]

On April 20, 2010, the Oklahoma State Senate voted to approve five anti-abortion bills, sending three to Governor Bill Henry to sign and the other two to the House of Representatives for revision. HB 2526 proposed preventing wrongful life lawsuits in birth defect cases, HB 2780 required doctors to c....... [more]

On April 5, 2010, Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry signed three anti-abortion bills into law, all of which became effective immediately. SB 1890 prohibited abortions performed as a result of the gender of the fetus, SB 1891 protected medical employees who refused to participate in abortion procedures be....... [more]

Oklahoma Attorney General E Scott Pruitt on Tuesday filed a petition asking the US Supreme Court to review a decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court which struck down two state laws limiting abortion rights for physicians and patients. In December the Oklahoma Supreme Court held HB 2780 and HB 1970 t....... [more]

On February 19, 2007, Rwandan officials released 8,000 prisoners implicated in the country's 1994 genocide. Rwanda ordered the mass release to address prison overcrowding and to facilitate reconciliation. Officials stressed that no genocide masterminds were set free. Human rights groups denounced th....... [more]

JURIST Guest Columnist Matthew C. Kane of the University of Oklahoma College of Law and the Oklahoma City University School of Law says that, while the Ugandan Amnesty Act may have granted amnesty to Thomas Kwoyelo, his future is far from settled. . .On September 23, 2011, JURIST reported the contr....... [more]

Judge Stephen Friot of the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on Monday denied a request from Planned Parenthood of the Heartland to prevent Oklahoma from terminating its contract with them. Planned Parenthood filed a preliminary injunction after the Oklahoma State Department of....... [more]