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Oklahoma Supreme Court halts new K-12 standards over concerns of promoting Christianity

Wednesday, September 17 by KOKH

OKLA. — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has blocked new K-12 social studies standards that were set to be implemented by Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters and the Oklahoma State Board of Education.The court's decision prevents the enforcement of standards that plaintiffs argued would unconstitutionally promote Christianity in public schools.The ruling came in response to... Read More.

State Supreme Court ruling upholds Stitt’s return-to-office mandate for state government workers

Thursday, September 11 by News 6

OKLAHOMA CITY -The Oklahoma Supreme Court has upheld Governor Kevin Stitt's executive order requiring state employees to return to in-office work, rejecting a lawsuit that sought to preserve remote work policies put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.In an 8-1 decision issued Tuesday, the state's high court sided with Stitt, who signed Executive Order... Read More.

Supreme Court lifts restrictions on ‘roving patrols’ in Los Angeles ICE raids

Tuesday, September 9 by TNND

WASHINGTON (TNND) — In the latest victory for the Trump administration, the Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for federal agents to conduct sweeping immigration operations in Los Angeles.The move lifted a restraining order from a judge who found "roving patrols" were conducting indiscriminate arrests and stopping people based on race,... Read More.

Oklahoma Supreme Court declines to block new social studies standards

Wednesday, August 6 by News 6

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has declined to temporarily block the state’s new social studies standards from going into effect.The ruling means the new standards will be implemented for the upcoming school year.In July, 33 Oklahomans, including teachers, parents, and clergy, filed a lawsuit asking the court to halt the standards. The suit alleges the... Read More.

How Trump plans to dismantle the Education Department after Supreme Court ruling

Wednesday, July 16 by AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Linda McMahon is expected to move quickly now that the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue unwinding her department.The justices on Monday paused a lower court order that had halted nearly 1,400 layoffs and had called into... Read More.

States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules

Friday, June 27 by AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.The 6-3 opinion comes in a case that wasn’t directly about abortion. It’s... Read More.

Drummond lauds Oklahoma Supreme Court decision on House Bill 1775

Friday, June 20 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond praised the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s ruling that embraced a reasonable interpretation of a state law combatting racism and sexism in Oklahoma education. In its ruling, the Supreme Court agreed with the Attorney General’s Office that House Bill 1775 does not reach college classrooms, but rather that it... Read More.

Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Ban on Transgender Care for Minors; Oklahoma AG Calls Ruling a Victory

Thursday, June 19 by AP

The Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors on Wednesday in a 6-3 decisionThe decision effectively protects state governments from most legal challenges to similar laws in Oklahoma and 25 other states.Chief Justice John Roberts said the Constitution’s equal protection clause does not settle the complex scientific and policy... Read More.

Supreme Court lets Trump end legal protections for over 500,000 immigrants from 4 countries

Friday, May 30 by AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants for now, pushing the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million.The justices lifted a... Read More.

Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma

Wednesday, May 28 by AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday, May 22 effectively ended a publicly funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma, dividing 4-4.The outcome keeps in place an Oklahoma court decision that invalidated a vote by a state charter school board to approve the St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School, which... Read More.

US Supreme Court upholds Oklahoma’s decision to block religious public charter school

Friday, May 23 by KOKH

OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the Oklahoma Supreme Court's decision to block a religious public charter school.The Justices' vote was tied 4-4, meaning the court automatically affirms the lower court's opinion.The Oklahoma Supreme Court's decision only applies to the state, meaning the question of religious public charter... Read More.

U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump ban on transgender military members

Thursday, May 8 by AP

WASHINGTON -The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a ban on transgender people in the military, while legal challenges proceed.The court acted in the dispute over a policy that presumptively disqualifies transgender people from military service and could lead to the expulsion of... Read More.

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Stories tagged with: supreme

Oklahoma Supreme Court halts new K-12 standards over concerns of promoting Christianity

State Supreme Court ruling upholds Stitt’s return-to-office mandate for state government workers

Supreme Court lifts restrictions on ‘roving patrols’ in Los Angeles ICE raids

How Trump plans to dismantle the Education Department after Supreme Court ruling

States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules

Drummond lauds Oklahoma Supreme Court decision on House Bill 1775

Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Ban on Transgender Care for Minors; Oklahoma AG Calls Ruling a Victory

Supreme Court lets Trump end legal protections for over 500,000 immigrants from 4 countries

Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma

US Supreme Court upholds Oklahoma’s decision to block religious public charter school

U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump ban on transgender military members

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