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Supreme Court boundaries’ bill

Tulsa Beacon

The Senate advanced a measure to modernize the Oklahoma Supreme Court district boundaries in order to increase the pool of qualified applicants eligible to fill judicial vacancies in the future. Gov. Stitt signed the bill. House Bill 2366, by Senate principal author Julie Daniels, modifies the boundaries of the Supreme Court district map to align…

Editorial: How to dump activist judges

Tulsa Beacon

How can Oklahomans fix the liberal Oklahoma Supreme Court so that the justices make rulings base on law instead of politics? Most of those justices – particularly those appointed by liberal governors – have stymied legitimate laws, which were overwhelmingly passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor. A case in point is the…

Activist judges hand out unconstitutional decisions

Tulsa Beacon

There is a constitutional crisis in this country. One branch of government is undermining the rule of law. The culprit isn’t President Trump or Congress; it’s the courts. Nationwide, judges are making public policy, rather than adjudicating it. This power grab is apparent in immigration cases, where judges have ignored the Constitution and issued rulings…