On June 4, 2013, in Douglas v. Cox Retirement, the Oklahoma Supreme Court struck down all statutes that were passed in 2009 as the Comprehensive Lawsuit Reform Act (CLRA), finding the statutes violated the “single subject” rule of the Oklahoma Constitution. The single-subject rule means that a statute may only address one issue. In the decision, the court held that the enactment of…
Legislation Restricts Funeral Picketing
On Monday, May 20, 2013, an EF-5 tornado tore through Moore, Oklahoma. The tornado caused an estimated $1.5-$2 billion dollars in damage and took the lives of twenty-four individuals, including nine children. In Oklahoma we have a strong sense of pride in our communities which has been shown by the enormous outpouring of donations and volunteers who have come to…
Benghazi Could Lead to President Obama’s Impeachment
Recently, if you have read a newspaper, visited a news website, or tuned in to a news station’s broadcast you have most likely heard all about the Benghazi attack. A lot of questions have been asked whether the attack at Benghazi was a political stunt gone wrong in an attempt to further President Obama’s reelection campaign during the 2012 presidential…