Oklahoma Supreme Court

A trio of state lawmakers are asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to disqualify Corporation Commissioner Todd Hiett from judicial cases at the commission.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court says that State Question 832 will have a 10-day protest period in an opinion released last week. The opinion offers clarity about whether the period should be 10, 20 or 90 days long — a conundrum caused by new laws that conflict with current statutes and each other.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday the state’s contract with what would be the first publicly funded religious school is unconstitutional and must be rescinded.

In its opinion, the court said the survivors' arguments did not fall within Oklahoma's public nuisance law.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court unanimously agreed with Edmond Public Schools that the state Department of Education overstepped its bounds by attempting to force the district to remove two books from its library shelves.

Oklahoma lawmakers are opening the door for a new business court system by 2026. The measure they’ve advanced is one of four concessions lawmakers made to ensure Gov. Kevin Stitt won’t veto their budget proposal.

The bill proposed giving lawmakers the power to fill judicial vacancies.

A federal judge thinks the Oklahoma Supreme Court should decide whether the Governor or Attorney General has the authority to represent the state’s interests in federal court. One attorney says the court’s choice could affect more than just the case in question.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discuss the Oklahoma Supreme Court hearing arguments regarding a Catholic virtual charter school, approval for an initiative petition to raise the state's minimum wage to move forward and a preliminary hearing over Epic Charter Schools' cofounders.

Attorneys for the two remaining survivors addressed the state's highest court directly in an effort to get their reparations case back to trial. Community members in Tulsa watched the proceedings live.