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No Anti-Immigrant Laws Passed in 2011

The ACLU of Oklahoma is proud to announce that no anti-immigrant bills were signed into law in 2011. With more than 20 anti-immigrant bills filed, the ACLU worked tirelessly to lobby against these...

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Save equal opportunity in Oklahoma

This summer, the ACLU of Oklahoma will be focusing its efforts on saving equal opportunity programs that are at risk of being banned. During the 2011 sessions, the Oklahoma State Legislature approved a...

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2011 Session Ends With Small Victories

The ACLU began the 2011 session tracking almost 50 bills. Although this number was significantly down from the previous session, the bills introduced this year were more hostile toward civil liberties...

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ACLU of OK Stands Up to Efforts to Discriminate Against Gay & Lesbian...

n response to the filing of HB 2195, by Rep. Mike Reynolds, which would seek to reinstate the recently repealed, discriminatory policy of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Ryan Kiesel, Executive Director of the...

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Asset forfeiture laws flawed ACLU leaders, lawmaker say

By M. Scott Carter OKLAHOMA CITY — Over a five-year period, law enforcement officials in 12 Oklahoma Counties seized more than $6 million in cash, almost $4 million of which was taken without any...

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UPDATE: Civil Asset Forfeiture

By M. Scott Carter A hearing has been scheduled for October in Oklahoma County District Court over the police seizure of Don Hoover’s 1994 BMW. Earlier this week, the ACLU of Oklahoma reported that a...

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ACLU Oklahoma Applauds School District for Ending Gender Segregation in Classes

TAHLEQUAH — The Woodall School District in Tahlequah has rescinded a decision to place boys and girls in separate classrooms for all academic subjects, after being warned by the ACLU that the sex...

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Gerhart Case a Victory for Free Speech, ACLU Attorney Says

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the unconstitutional conviction of activist and Sooner Tea Party head Al Gerhart, of Oklahoma City, in an opinion released today. Gerhart...

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ACLU Files Lawsuit Seeking More Records From Governor’s Office

OKLAHOMA CITY – Officials with the American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma filed a lawsuit against Governor Mary Fallin’s office Monday, seeking documents about how Fallin and her staff have handled...

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Is The Death Penalty Finished In Oklahoma?

Deep in the bowels of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, the execution chamber is a stark and sterile place. The area is small. One room is curtained off for media and other witnesses; another for prison...

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