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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…

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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

The Independent UK

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

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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

The Independent UK

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

The Independent UK

"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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Supreme Court takes up death row case with a rare alliance. Oklahoma inmate has state's support

The Supreme Court is returning to the case of Richard Glossip, who has spent most of the past quarter century on Oklahoma’s death row for a murder he says he did not commit

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Oklahoma Death Row Inmate Seeks New Trial

Supreme Court reviews Richard Glossip's case in Oklahoma involving doubts about his conviction and innocence.

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Oklahoma death row inmate had three 'last meals.' He's back at Supreme Court in new bid for freedom

Nine times the state of Oklahoma has set a date to execute death row inmate Richard Glossip

The Independent UK

Glossip v. Oklahoma: The Story Behind How a Death Row Inmate and the Oklahoma A.G. Concocted a Phantom "Brady Violation" and Got Supreme Court Review (Part I)

Glossip alleges that his prosecutors withheld evidence at his murder trial—and the Oklahoma A.G. curiously supports his claim. But the prosecutors didn't withhold anything. And the victim's family remains enmeshed in decades of frivolous capital litigation that has now reached the Supreme Court.

Reason

A parole board recommended clemency for Emmanuel Littlejohn. Oklahoma executed him anyway

Emmanuel Littlejohn, 52, was executed by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester

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Supreme Court of Oklahoma says no to Catholic charter school – but this may not be the end of the boundary-pushing saga

In Oklahoma, the start of the school year is just six weeks away. But one closely watched school that had planned to open in 2024 is now in limbo: St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, a tuition-free, online, K-12 institution.

Reason

Oklahoma Supreme Court Finds Catholic Charter School Unconstitutional

The case hinged upon the idea of what a publicly funded school can teach. But parents do have a role to play in that conversation.

The Independent UK

Oklahoma Supreme Court shuts down ‘unconstitutional’ taxpayer-funded Catholic school

Republican governor intends to appeal to Supreme Court as GOP officials test church-and-state firewalls

The Independent UK

DOJ adds Oklahoma to the list of states it's suing to block their immigration laws

The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Oklahoma over a new state law that seeks to impose criminal penalties on those living in the state illegally

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Oklahoma Sues Texas Gas Companies Over Winter Storm Price Gouging

Oklahoma sues Texas gas companies for alleged price manipulation during Winter Storm Uri, seeking damages and accountability.

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Oklahoma Attorney General Challenges Nation's First Catholic Charter School

Oklahoma AG challenges approval of Catholic charter school, sparking debate over church-state separation and public funding for religious institutions.

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Oklahoma judge tells prison staff feeling strain of execution schedule: ‘Suck it up’

State plans to kill 25 prisoners in less than three years but officials had sought to increase gap between executions from 60 to 90 days

Reason

This Death Row Inmate Says He's Innocent. The Supreme Court Has Agreed To Hear His Case.

After multiple investigations shed doubt on his conviction, the Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Oklahoma death-row inmate Richard Glossip will get a new trial.

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Executions are on the rise in the U.S., even as public support wanes

Twenty-four executions have been carried out in 2023 — five more than last year, the Death Penalty Information Center says. Meanwhile, 50% of Americans say the death penalty is applied unfairly.

The Independent UK

Oklahoma executes double killer despite clemency recommendation

Phillip Dean Hancock, 59, received a three-drug lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary for the 2001 killings of Robert Jett Jr and James Lynch

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Oklahoma Supreme Court keeps anti-abortion laws on hold while challenge is pending

The Oklahoma Supreme Court is reiterating its position that the state constitution guarantees a woman’s right to an abortion when necessary to preserve her life

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