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Media Advisory: ACLU of Oklahoma files for Summary Judgment in Open Records...
March 17, 2014 OKLAHOMA CITY–The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma Foundation filed a Motion for Summary Judgment and a supporting legal brief today in Oklahoma County District Court on behalf...
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ACLU of Oklahoma wins appeal of Judge’s Decision to Deny Name Change to...
March 21, 2014 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals today reversed Oklahoma County Judge Bill Graves’s refusal to grant a name change to a transgender person. The American Civil...
View ArticleACLU of Oklahoma’s Statement in Response to Tuesday Night’s Botched Execution...
Oklahoma City–In response to the botched execution of Clayton Lockett, the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma has issued the below statements and is immediately calling for a full and open...
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Governor Fallin’s Proposed Investigation Is Not Independent
Oklahoma City–Shortly after the botched execution of Clayton Lockett, the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma called for a moratorium on all executions in Oklahoma pending a complete and...
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Okla. Governor Signs Texas-style Abortion Restriction into Law
May 29, 2014 Oklahoma City – Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin has signed into law a Texas-style medically unnecessary regulation that could severely restrict access for the state’s nearly 2 million women....
View ArticleThe Equality Network and ACLU of Oklahoma’s Statements in Response to the...
Oklahoma City–In response to the following announcement by the YMCA of Greater Oklahoma City that it is amending its family membership policy to be more inclusive and better reflect its membership and...
View ArticleACLU of Oklahoma Statements in Response to District Court Order in Lost Ogle...
OKLAHOMA CITY – The following statement is attributable to Ryan Kiesel, Executive Director, ACLU of Oklahoma – While we respectfully disagree with the District Court’s finding that a deliberative...
View ArticleACLU of Oklahoma Statement on 10th Circuit Decision Affirming Marriage...
July 18, 2014 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Today the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma joins numerous Oklahomans and their families in celebrating the latest victory for marriage equality in Oklahoma...
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WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE PHOTO
July 9, 2014 by Hilary Hudson An expired driver’s license typically demands a routine trip to the tag agency and the accompanying annoyances – waiting in line, paying renewal fees, and posing awkwardly...
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ACLU of Oklahoma Statement in Response to Gov. Fallin’s Release of Documents...
August 11, 2014 OKLAHOMA CITY – Twenty months after receiving an Open Records Request from local news and satire outlet The Lost Ogle, and over fourteen months after the ACLU of Oklahoma filed suit to...
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ACLU and News Organizations Sue Over Closed Blinds During Botched Lockett...
Lawsuit Seeks Uncensored Access to Executions, Citing First Amendment Press Freedom August 25, 2014 OKLAHOMA CITY – The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Oklahoma, and two newspapers filed a...
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ACLU of Oklahoma’s Response to Partisan, Superficial Review of the Botched...
September 4, 2014 Oklahoma City– In response to a summary report of findings from an internal, partisan review of the events before, during, and after the State of Oklahoma’s botched execution of...
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Media Advisory: ACLU of Oklahoma Requests Supreme Court Review in Open...
September 9, 2014 OKLAHOMA CITY–The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma Foundation filed an appeal on behalf of Vandelay Entertainment, the publisher of the news and satire blog TheLostOgle.com,...
View ArticleACLU of Oklahoma sues Oklahoma Sheriff for denying access to public records...
September 11, 2014 OKLAHOMA CITY – The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma today filed suit in Logan County District Court requesting a court order to compel Logan County Sheriff Jim Bauman to...
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ACLU of Oklahoma’s Response to District Court Ruling in Ten Commandments...
September 19, 2014 Oklahoma City– In response to Oklahoma County District Judge Thomas Prince’s ruling in favor of the State’s motion for summary judgement in Prescott, et. al. v. Capitol Preservation...
View ArticleStatements from ACLU of Oklahoma in Response to New Oklahoma Execution Protocol
October 1, 2014 OKLAHOMA CITY – Following yesterday’s announcement The following is attributable to Ryan Kiesel, ACLU of Oklahoma Executive Director: The new execution protocols are a slap in...
View ArticleACLU of Oklahoma Statement in Response to Supreme Court Decision Ending...
October 6, 2014 OKLAHOMA CITY – The following is attributable to Ryan Kiesel, ACLU of Oklahoma Executive Director: In short order, and not a minute too soon, the State of Oklahoma will begin to license...
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Media Advisory: ACLU Files New Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Ensure...
October 8, 2014 OKLAHOMA CITY–The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a joint brief in the United States District Court here in Oklahoma City that includes a Motion for a Preliminary Injunction...
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Statement from ACLU of Oklahoma in Response Destruction of Ten Commandments...
October 24, 2014 OKLAHOMA CITY – The following is attributable to Ryan Kiesel, ACLU of Oklahoma Executive Director: The ACLU of Oklahoma and our clients are outraged at this apparent act of vandalism....
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Hearing to be held in Oklahoma Observer v. Patton: Federal...
December 3, 2014 OKLAHOMA CITY– On Thursday, December 4, a federal judge will hear live arguments in Oklahoma Observer v. Patton, the case challenging our state government’s attempt to reduce press...
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