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May 10, 2016

City Funded The Nonprofit That Supported Anti-panhandling Ordinance, Records Show

OKLAHOMA CITY – A non-profit organization that pushed for the development and passage of Oklahoma City’s anti-panhandling ordinance has a $190,000-per year contract with the city of Oklahoma City, records...

By ACLU OK

OKLAHOMA CITY – A non-profit organization that pushed for the development and passage of Oklahoma City’s anti-panhandling ordinance has a $190,000-per year contract with the city of Oklahoma City, records...

By ACLU OK
Apr 28, 2016

ACLU of Oklahoma Launches Investigation Into Muskogee Asset Forfeiture Case

OKLAHOMA CITY – Calling it a disturbing example of government misconduct, the top attorney for ACLU Oklahoma said the organization has launched an in-depth investigation into the asset seizure...

By ACLU OK

OKLAHOMA CITY – Calling it a disturbing example of government misconduct, the top attorney for ACLU Oklahoma said the organization has launched an in-depth investigation into the asset seizure...

By ACLU OK
Apr 15, 2016

Soltani, CAIR-Oklahoma Named Angie Debo Award Winners

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma branch of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) and its Executive Director will receive the state’s top civil liberties award, officials the American...

By ACLU OK

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma branch of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) and its Executive Director will receive the state’s top civil liberties award, officials the American...

By ACLU OK
Apr 13, 2016

ACLU, Legal Aid Services File Federal Lawsuit To Overturn OKC Anti-Panhandling Ordinance

EDITORS NOTE: Click on the links for a copy of the lawsuit, McCraw v City of OKC, and its...

By ACLU OK

EDITORS NOTE: Click on the links for a copy of the lawsuit, McCraw v City of OKC, and its...

By ACLU OK
Apr 7, 2016

Anti-panhandling Ordinance Rebranded After Complaints, Pushback

By Scott Carter

EDITORS NOTE: On Nov. 19, 2015, the ACLU of Oklahoma filed an open records request with the city of Oklahoma City, seeking emails and other documents pertaining to the...

By ACLU OK

By Scott Carter

EDITORS NOTE: On Nov. 19, 2015, the ACLU of Oklahoma filed an open records request with the city of Oklahoma City, seeking emails and other documents pertaining to the...

By ACLU OK
Mar 22, 2016

State Supreme Court Stops Anti-Abortion Petition

OKLAHOMA CITY — An initiative petition that would have made abortion illegal was stopped by the Oklahoma Supreme Court Tuesday.

The petition, filed on Jan. 27 by Thomas R. Hunter, sought to...

By ACLU OK

OKLAHOMA CITY — An initiative petition that would have made abortion illegal was stopped by the Oklahoma Supreme Court Tuesday.

The petition, filed on Jan. 27 by Thomas R. Hunter, sought to...

By ACLU OK