Adam Hines

Adam Hines

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Skadden Fellow

Legal

Bio

Adam joined the ACLU of Oklahoma as a Skadden Fellow in 2023. His fellowship aims to address housing inequities in Oklahoma while also serving the ACLU of OK in all its efforts to advance freedom of expression, voting rights, racial justice, and trans rights. 

Prior to joining the ACLU of OK, Adam interned with Still She Rises as a John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellow, conducted a study of Oklahoma’s housing courts with the Oklahoma Access to Justice Foundation, and worked as an extern for the Hon. Judge Robert E. Bacharach of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. 

Adam received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Oklahoma Law Review and President of the American Constitution Society. Upon graduation, Adam was awarded the Joel Jankowsky Award for best all-around student in the graduating class of 2023. 

Prior to law school, Adam earned a Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude in Letters with a focus on constitutional studies from the University of Oklahoma. 

In his free time, Adam enjoys hiking and traveling with his partner. 

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Publication
Arial view of housing

Oklahoma’s Lack of Affordable, Safe Housing: Why are we here, how do we get out, and what obstacles stand in our way?

Stable housing is the crux of a healthy life. But in Oklahoma, our laws foster unreliable and dangerous housing for the most vulnerable, particularly low-income tenants.