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Skinner v. State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Williamson, 316 U.S. 535 (1942), is a unanimous United States Supreme Court ruling [1] that held that laws permitting the compulsory sterilization of criminals are unconstitutional as it violates a person's rights given under the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution, specifically the Equal Protection Clause and the Due Process Clause.
Wieman v. Updegraff, 344 U.S. 183 (1952), is a unanimous ruling by the United States Supreme Court which held that Oklahoma loyalty oath legislation violated the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution because it did not give individuals the opportunity to abjure membership in subversive organizations.
Oklahoma law is based on the Oklahoma Constitution (the state constitution), which defines how the statutes must be passed into law, and defines the limits of authority and basic law that the Oklahoma Statutes must comply with. Oklahoma Statutes are the codified, statutory laws of the state. There are currently has 90 titles though some titles ...
Oklahoma statute books still provide the death penalty for first-degree rape, extortionate kidnapping, and rape or forcible sodomy of a victim under 14 where the defendant had a prior conviction of sexual abuse of a person under 14 [6] [7] [8] but the death penalty for these crimes is no longer constitutional since the 2008 U.S. Supreme Court ...
The U.S. Department of Justice sued Oklahoma on Tuesday seeking to block a law that seeks to impose criminal penalties on those living in the state illegally. The lawsuit in federal court in ...
Oklahoma House Bill 1775 (also known as HB1775) is a passed 2021 legislative bill in the U.S. state of Oklahoma that bans teaching certain concepts around race and gender. The bill is typically referred to as a ban on critical race theory .
SB228 – The Covenant Marriage Act, which would allow couples in Oklahoma to opt into a covenant marriage, only to be dissolved in cases of abuse, adultery, or abandonment. Those who opt in would ...
Oklahoma House Bill 1674 (also known as HB1674) is a passed 2021 legislative bill in the U.S. state of Oklahoma that made illegal obstruction of roads [a] a misdemeanor, granted civil and criminal immunity to motorists who unintentionally harm someone while fleeing a riot, [b] and fined organizations that conspire with someone who committed a riot-related crime.