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Ending Indefinite Solitary Confinement for the Vast Majority of People with Death Sentences in Oklahoma
By Travis Handler
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OKC Pride Parade 2026
We are ecstatic to have you join us, as we walk in the annual Oklahoma City Pride Parade on Sunday, June 28th. As you probably know, the work of the ACLU is now more critical than ever, and we want this year's parade group to be the biggest yet!
Please complete the following registration form and we will be in contact with further details.
The first 80 people to register are guaranteed to receive a free limited-edition ACLU of Oklahoma t-shirt. We do not have a max on how many people can walk with us, but we cannot guarantee t-shirts will be available.
**Please submit one registration entry for every person (children too) that will be walking with us, so that we can have an accurate count for t-shirts and water.**
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Carly Heitland at cheitland@acluok.org.
ACLU of Oklahoma Files Suit Against Governor Fallin
OKLAHOMA CITY – Following many attempts to convince the Office of the Governor to comply voluntarily with the Oklahoma Open Records Act, The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma filed a lawsuit today against Governor Mary Fallin and the Office of the Governor in Oklahoma County District Court.
By Bryan Newell
Governor Fallin Releases Over 50,000 Documents In Response TO ACLU of Oklahoma Open Records Request
March 29, 2013--Governor Mary Fallin released over 50,000 pages of documents today relating to her controversial decisions on medicaid expansion and the Affordable Care Act. The release follows the ACLU of Oklahoma’s demand for access to these public records, as required by Oklahoma’s Open Records Act. The records were requested by numerous local news outlets, including news and satire site, The Lost Ogle, more than one hundred days ago. Over 50,000 pages were released, broken into ten large PDF files that we are now posted hereNote: The files are quite large and will take some time to download and open.
By Bryan Newell
ACLU of Oklahoma Demands Governor Fallin Respond to 107 Day-old Open Records Request
OKLAHOMA CITY – The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma has called on Governor Mary Fallin to correct serious failures to comply with Oklahoma’s Open Records Act. In a letter to Steve Mullins, Governor Fallin’s General Counsel, ACLU of Oklahoma Legal Director Brady Henderson cited both ongoing illegal practices and the Governor’s continuing denial of access to records requested by local news and entertainment outlet, The Lost Ogle, more than one hundred days ago.
By Bryan Newell
ACLU of OK RESPONDS TO PASSAGE OF HB1940 BY OKLAHOMA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
All comments attributable to Ryan Kiesel, Executive Director of the ACLU of Oklahoma
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By Bryan Newell
Conservative Lawmaker and ACLU of Oklahoma Push for Study on Drones and Privacy
By Bryan Newell
ACLUOK Calls on Rep. Bennett to Release Names of Schools Punishing Students for Religious Beliefs
By Bryan Newell
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