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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.
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ACLU of Oklahoma supports the argument the Osage Reservation, co-extensive with Osage County, still exists. This argument is a natural and seemingly an inevitable conclusion from the Supreme Court’s decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma. In McGirt, the Supreme Court held the Muscogee Reservation, which includes most of Tulsa County, still exists. The Supreme Court also discussed the mode of analysis to reach a determination of whether a reservation still exists.
By Randy Bauman
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