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Oklahoma’s public education chief resigns a day after announcing Turning Point chapters in schools

Ryan Walters had mandated all classrooms incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments

The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2025

What to know as Trump's immigration crackdown strips tuition breaks from thousands of students

Tens of thousands of U.S. college students without legal residency are losing access to in-state tuition as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025

Oklahoma prosecutors seek retrial for death row inmate Richard Glossip

Oklahoma prosecutors say they will retry longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip a third time for his role in the 1997 killing of his former boss

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2025

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Judge blocks Trump's DOE dismemberment

The ruling ordered the Trump admin to reinstate hundreds of workers targeted in a mass layoff

Salon · May 22, 2025

Inmate transferred to Oklahoma by Trump administration denied clemency, set to be executed

An Oklahoma board has denied clemency for a man convicted of killing a Tulsa woman in 1999

The Independent UK · May 7, 2025

Is a faith-based charter school a threat to religious freedom, or a necessity to uphold it? The weighty decision lies with the Supreme Court

As demonstrators gathered outside, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on April 30, 2025, about whether Oklahoma can operate the nation’s first faith-based charter school. St. Isidore of Seville would be a virtual, K-12 school run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa.

The Conversation · May 1, 2025

US supreme court seems open to religious public charter schools

Oklahoma case is part of a broader push to erode separation of church and state, and a test of role of religion in schools

The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2025

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Can public money flow to Catholic charter school? The Supreme Court will decide

The Catholic Church in Oklahoma wants taxpayers to pay for an online charter school that “is faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ.”

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2025

Oklahoma to execute a man who killed a woman 20 years ago in a random home-invasion robbery

An Oklahoma man is scheduled to be executed for fatally shooting a woman during a home-invasion robbery 20 years ago

The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2025

A federal inmate transferred to Oklahoma to be put to death

A former federal prison inmate is now in Oklahoma custody as the state seeks to execute him for a 1999 killing in Tulsa

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2025

US Supreme Court Orders New Trial For Richard Glossip

Richard Glossip granted new trial by US Supreme Court due to false testimony in 1998 murder conviction. Oklahoma AG considering retrial options.

Richard Glossip Wins New Trial After Supreme Court Decision

Richard Glossip granted new trial by U.S. Supreme Court due to prosecutorial misconduct in 1997 murder case.

Did Glossip and the Oklahoma Attorney General Collusively Conceal Evidence to Win Their U.S. Supreme Court Case?

Justice Thomas observes in his dissent that "the parties collusively excluded" evidence—which I presented to the Court for the victim's family—"in order to reach a predetermined outcome." And the Court majority offers no defense of this deceitful maneuver.

Reason · Feb 25, 2025

He's had three 'last meals' on Oklahoma's death row. The Supreme Court has now tossed his conviction

A death row inmate in Oklahoma who has been scheduled for execution nine separate times and been fed three “last meals” has won a new trial after the U.S. Supreme Court tossed his murder conviction

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

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The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025

Bondi orders federal inmate transferred for execution

Donald Trump’s newly installed attorney general is ordering the transfer of a federal inmate so he can be executed

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025

Oklahoma board denies clemency for man on death row, clears path for March execution

An Oklahoma board has rejected clemency for a man sentenced to die for fatally shooting a woman during a 2005 home-invasion robbery

The Conversation · Jan 31, 2025

Can a charter school be religious? The Supreme Court decision about St. Isidore, a Catholic school in Oklahoma, could redraw lines around church and state in education

The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma can open St. Isidore: an online Roman Catholic charter school named after the patron saint of the internet. If affirmed, the school would be the nation’s first faith-based charter – a sea change in education law, expanding the boundaries of government…

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025

Dispute over first publicly funded religious charter school in Oklahoma makes its way to the Supreme Court

Case raises questions about the separation of church and state as Oklahoma Republican leaders advocate in favor of Catholic public charter school

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The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025

Oklahoma wants federal inmate transferred so he can be put to death

Oklahoma’s top prosecutor is asking the federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer an inmate to state custody so that he can be executed for killing a 77-year-old woman in 1999

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2025

DOJ finds Oklahoma City police discriminate against people with behavioral disabilities

A U.S. Department of Justice investigation has found Oklahoma City and its police department have discriminated against people with behavioral health disabilities

Reason · Jan 3, 2025

Brickbat: Getting Hands-On

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has intervened to dismiss a felony assault charge against an Oklahoma City police officer who… The post Brickbat: Getting Hands-On appeared first on Reason.com.

Latin Times · Dec 30, 2024

Officer Accused of Significantly Injuring Elderly Man During Traffic Stop Gets Assault Charges Dropped

Aggravated assault charges filed against the Oklahoma police sergeant accused of severely injuring an elderly man during a traffic stop have been dismissed.

Oklahoma AG Dismisses Felony Charge Against Police Officer

Oklahoma AG dismisses felony charge against officer who assaulted 71-year-old man, sparking debate over police conduct.

The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2024

Chicken fried steak, burger and fries: Oklahoma man who killed 10-year-old girl has feast before execution

“The decision to execute me on my birthday and six days before Christmas was a needlessly cruel thing to do to my family,” Kevin Ray Underwood said in his final statement

Salon · Oct 11, 2024

"Bizarre" SCOTUS death penalty hearing

Even Oklahoma's Republican attorney general backs Richard Glossip — but court is focused on "procedural niceties"

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