Judge in Innocent Man case agrees to suppress original …
UPDATE Feb 23, 2024: A Tulsa County judge granted a motion to suppress the 1984 confession of Karl Fontenot on Friday afternoon, but stopped short of addressing the defense’s motion to dismiss the case.The state has 30 days to appeal the ruling to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. Fontenot, who was in the courtroom in Tulsa on Friday, declined to comment, but early in the hearing ...
We fact-checked what Oklahoma law says about teaching ... - The …
Jul 11, 2024 · State law prohibits the teaching of sectarian or religious doctrine in Oklahoma public schools but allows the reading of Scripture.The current Oklahoma academic standards do not list the Bible as a required text in public instruction.
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As Tulsa’s next mayor, Monroe Nichols wants to increase housing ...
Nov 14, 2024 · On the issue of reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Nichols said his approach will depend on the findings of a recently opened U.S. Justice Department investigation as well as the initial recommendations from Tulsa’s Beyond Apology Commission, which are expected on Nov. 30. This local commission, established by Mayor G.T. Bynum in 2022, has been tasked with developing a “housing ...
Some states are turning miscarriages and stillbirths into criminal ...
Oct 31, 2024 · This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook.. It often starts with suspicion: Why didn’t she call for an ambulance when the bleeding started?
One group thinks open primary elections in Oklahoma could …
Nov 12, 2024 · A group is seeking to boost voter participation in Oklahoma by opening primary elections to all voters, regardless of political party. State-level races are often decided in Republican primaries in Oklahoma, because there are no Independent or Democratic candidates on the ballot, leaving many voters locked out.
One Oklahoma Supreme Court justice is ousted after dark money …
Nov 5, 2024 · Oklahomans narrowly chose to retain two of the three state Supreme Court justices who were on the ballot inTuesday’s election after anonymous groups spent millions to sway voters.
Oklahoma plans to carry out third execution of 2024 unless the …
Sep 19, 2024 · Oklahoma plans to execute its third prisoner this year unless Governor Kevin Stitt grants mercy to Emmanuel Littlejohn, who was sentenced to death for killing Root-N-Scoot store owner Kenny Meers, 31, during a 1992 robbery in southeast Oklahoma City.
We fact-checked dark money ads in the Oklahoma Supreme Court …
Nov 1, 2024 · Outside groups have spent at least $3.4 million on political advertising ahead of the Nov. 5 vote on whether to retain three Oklahoma Supreme Court justices.
Chinese Organized Crime Dominates Oklahoma's Illicit Marijuana …
Mar 14, 2024 · A quadruple murder in Oklahoma shows how the Chinese underworld has come to dominate the booming illicit trade, fortifying its rise as a global powerhouse with alleged ties to China’s authoritarian regime.