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May 9, 2017

ACLU Responds to Not Guilty Verdict in Norman Glass Pipe Case with Open Records Request

In response to the news that the owner and the manager of The Friendly Market, Robert Cox and Stephen Tyler Holman, have been acquitted of all charges regarding the sale of legal glass...

By Bryan Newell

In response to the news that the owner and the manager of The Friendly Market, Robert Cox and Stephen Tyler Holman, have been acquitted of all charges regarding the sale of legal glass...

By Bryan Newell

Apr 25, 2017

ACLU Applauds Death Penalty Review Commission Findings, Urges State to Adopt Recommendations

Today, the Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission released their findings and recommendations on Oklahoma’s capital punishment system. The ACLU of Oklahoma applauds this courageous report and urges...

Apr 14, 2017

Oklahoma’s Policy Makers Demonstrate Elementary Understanding of Drugs and Drug Policy

This week a spokesperson for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (OBNDD), Mark Woodard, made a series of ...

Apr 11, 2017

Legislature Continues Push for 10 Commandments Monument on Capitol Grounds

The Legislature is at it again. Today, HB 2177, which has already sailed through the House of Representatives, passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. This bill is nothing more than an attempt to yet...

Apr 10, 2017

ACLU of Oklahoma’s Response to Speaker McCall’s Statement on Anti-Trans Email

The following statement is attributable to Ryan Kiesel, Executive Director:

“We welcome the Speaker's prompt response to this matter. Speaker McCall's statement is...

By Bryan Newell

The following statement is attributable to Ryan Kiesel, Executive Director:

“We welcome the Speaker's prompt response to this matter. Speaker McCall's statement is...

By Bryan Newell

Apr 10, 2017

ACLU of Oklahoma and Freedom Oklahoma Respond to Dangerous Anti-LGBTQ Message from Speaker of the House

Please attribute the following to Ryan Kiesel, Executive Director at ACLU of Oklahoma:

Today, on HIV/AIDS awareness day, we have received reports that...

By Bryan Newell

Please attribute the following to Ryan Kiesel, Executive Director at ACLU of Oklahoma:

Today, on HIV/AIDS awareness day, we have received reports that...

By Bryan Newell