ACLU and Women’s Health Groups File Lawsuit to Protect Vital Health Services...
OKLAHOMA CITY – A lawsuit was filed today on behalf of six Oklahoma voters – including women’s health providers– against an Oklahoma ballot initiative that would ban vital health services by granting...
View ArticleACLU Brief Argues That Tulsa Police Officer Cannot Refuse to Serve People of...
TULSA, Okla. – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Oklahoma filed a friend-of-the-court brief yesterday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, arguing that a police...
View ArticleUPDATE: Civil Asset Forfeiture
By M. Scott Carter A hearing has been scheduled for October in Oklahoma County District Court over the police seizure of Don Hoover’s 1994 BMW. Earlier this week, the ACLU of Oklahoma reported that a...
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Controversial 10 Commandments Monument to be removed from Capitol grounds by...
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Capitol Preservation Commission voted 7-1 Tuesday to direct the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to remove a controversial monument of the 10 Commandments from...
View ArticleUPDATE: Glanz Resignation Letter Delivered to Governor
UPDATE — Embattled Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz submitted a letter of resignation to Gov. Mary Fallin Thursday. Glanz’s short, two-paragraph letter said his resignation would be effective on Nov....
View ArticleGovernor’s Office Releases Q and A About Execution Stay
OKLAHOMA CITY — Late Thursday afternoon, Gov. Mary Fallin’s office released a list of questions and answers regarding the stay of execution she issued for Richard Glossip. Gossip was set to be...
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ACLU Oklahoma Applauds School District for Ending Gender Segregation in Classes
TAHLEQUAH — The Woodall School District in Tahlequah has rescinded a decision to place boys and girls in separate classrooms for all academic subjects, after being warned by the ACLU that the sex...
View ArticleGerhart Case a Victory for Free Speech, Attorney Says
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the unconstitutional conviction of activist and Sooner Tea Party head Al Gerhart, of Oklahoma City, in an opinion released today. Gerhart...
View ArticleCurbside Chronicle Vendors Arrested, Taken to Jail
OKLAHOMA CITY – James Hassan was selling the Curbside Chronicle. Then he went to jail. On August 10, Hassan – who was homeless – was caught panhandling by the Oklahoma City police and given a ticket....
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Is The Death Penalty Finished In Oklahoma?
Deep in the bowels of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, the execution chamber is a stark and sterile place. The area is small. One room is curtained off for media and other witnesses; another for prison...
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