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Oklahoma Supreme Court rules State Question 843 is unconstitutional

Monday, October 12 by News 6

OKLAHOMA - The Supreme Court found that proposed State Question 843 was unconstitutional. Key Takeaways State Question 843 would have eliminated property taxes for Oklahoma homeowners for three years. State Question 843 will not be on November’s ballot The court said the question was against Oklahoma’s constitution. Why was State Question 843 rejected? The court said the state... Read More.

Supreme Court declines to hear former Tulsa officer Betty Jo Shelby’s appeal

Wednesday, October 7 by KTUL

Betty Shelby leaving a hearing at Tulsa County District Court Dec. 15, 2016. (KTUL) TULSA, Okla. — The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear former Tulsa Police Officer Betty Jo Shelby’s appeal in the case of Shelby v. Manning, leaving a March 2026 ruling in place. The appeal denied on Monday maintains the... Read More.

Supreme Court blocks new Postal Service rules for mail ballots

Wednesday, September 16 by CBS News

WASHINGTON -The Supreme Court on Monday left intact a lower court decision that blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new regulations for mail voting, rejecting the Trump administration’s effort to move forward with the rules in the run-up to the November midterm elections. The court’s decision keeps implementation of the... Read More.

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Supreme Court sides with Texas man who challenged law barring drug users from having guns

Monday, July 6 by CBS News

WASHINGTON -The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Texas man who challenged a federal law that bars certain drug users from having firearms. In a unanimous decision in the case U.S. v. Hemani, the justices found that Ali Hemani’s prosecution for having a firearm while he was an unlawful drug user... Read More.

Supreme Court rules Trump administration can end TPS for Syrians, Haitians

Friday, June 26 by CBS News

The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with the Trump administration in its efforts to strip more than 356,000 Syrian and Haitian immigrants of temporary protections that have allowed them to live and work in the United States. In a pair of cases that tested a key aspect of President Trump’s plan to crack down on... Read More.

Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies

Tuesday, May 5 by AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation. The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito temporarily allows women seeking abortions to obtain the pill at pharmacies... Read More.

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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Oklahoma tribal tax appeal in McGirt-related case

Tuesday, April 7 by News 6

TULSA, Okla. - The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal on Monday from a Muscogee Nation citizen challenging tax laws in Oklahoma. RELATED: Oklahoma Supreme Court says McGirt ruling does not exempt tribal citizens from state income taxes Last year, the Oklahoma Supreme Court sided with the Oklahoma Tax Commission in... Read More.

Oklahoma Supreme Court backs Drummond, upholds tribal hunting and fishing rights

Thursday, March 26 by KOKH

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA (KOKH) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has sided with the Attorney General Gentner Drummond's opinion to protect tribal members' right to hunt and fish on reservations. Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation had challenged Drummond's opinion and brought it to the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The justices unanimously sided with Drummond... Read More.

$1.5B ONG, OG&E, PSO Charges Already Collected Challenged at OK Supreme Court

Monday, March 23 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY – Reps. Tom Gann, R-Inola, Kevin West, R-Moore, and Rick West, R-Heavener, filed their seventh appeal brief at the Oklahoma Supreme Court last Thursday. It asks the court to overturn Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) orders approving some $1.5 billion of 2023 fuel and purchased power costs incurred by monopoly public utilities, including... Read More.

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7th U.S. service member dies in war with Iran, new supreme leader named

Monday, March 9 by AP-CBS

CBS News What to know on the ninth day of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran President Trump, who has called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender,” indicated on Saturday he has no timetable for the war, telling reporters, “I never project that, whatever it takes.” Mr. Trump told CBS News that the U.S. has been... Read More.

Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can’t be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered

Thursday, February 26 by AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Americans can’t sue the U.S. Postal Service, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail. By a 5-4 vote, the justices ruled against a Texas landlord, Lebene Konan, who alleges her mail was intentionally withheld for two years. Konan,... Read More.

Reps. Contend OCC Let College Dropout Perform Utility Audits, Challenge Another $1.5B of Customer Charges with Supreme Court

Monday, December 22 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY – An employee of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) who is believed to have dropped out of college as a sophomore has been performing audits of utility companies collectively worth more than a billion dollars, a brief filed recently at the Oklahoma Supreme Court reveals. Reps. Tom Gann, R-Inola, Kevin West, R-Moore, and... Read More.