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Ryan Haynie

OCPA Criminal Justice Reform Fellow

A new Supreme Court Justice is being selected Oklahomans deserve transparency

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With all that’s going on in Washington, D.C. right now, it’s easy to forget how historic the November election was for Oklahomans. For the first time since the judicial system was reformed—or, better stated, deformed—in the 1960s, Oklahomans voted not to retain a sitting Oklahoma Supreme Court justice. The deadline to apply for that vacancy…

With Justice Kauger leaving what is next for the Oklahoma Supreme Court?

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Last month, for the first time since retention ballots were introduced in the 1960s, Oklahoma voters chose not to retain a sitting Oklahoma Supreme Court justice. Here I’ll explain what has happened since the election and where the process is headed over the next few months. The Oklahoma Constitution dictates that Supreme Court justices sit…

Editorial: What is the Oklahoma Supreme Court doing?

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The Oklahoma Supreme Court has been busy. Busy striking down abortion laws passed by the Oklahoma legislature. This may strike some as odd. After all, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs that “Our Nation’s historical understanding of ordered liberty does not prevent the people’s elected representatives from deciding how abortion should be regulated.”…

Analysis: Abortion ruling shows need for reform

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Earlier this week, the Oklahoma Supreme Court dropped a bombshell opinion wherein it found the Oklahoma Constitution protects the right to terminate a pregnancy to preserve the life of the mother. In the ultimate exercise of futility, it did so despite both statutes in question providing for that very exception. Rather than providing clarity on…