A federal court has temporarily blocked Oklahoma’s HB 4156, a harmful and far-reaching law that would have devastating consequences for Oklahoma’s immigrant communities and create a state system to regulate immigration that bypasses and conflicts with federal law.

A federal court granted a partial preliminary injunction that will blunt the impact of Oklahoma’s classroom censorship law, HB 1775, which sought to severely restrict teachers and students in K-12 public schools and public universities from learning and talking about race and gender.

The University of Oklahoma (“OU”) Board of Regents is canceling diversity, equity, and inclusion programs across campus, all under the guise of “enforcing” the Governor’s anti-DEI Executive Order. But in fact, the Executive Order is only a convenient excuse the Board of Regents.

Civil rights groups today challenged Oklahoma’s HB 4156, a far-reaching, harmful new law that would create a state system to regulate immigration that completely bypasses and conflicts with federal law and would have dramatic consequences for Oklahoma communities.

In response to Governor Stitt signing into law one of the country's most extreme anti-immigrant bills, the ACLU of Oklahoma issued the following statement.

In response to the death of 16-year-old Owasso High School student Nex Benedict following an assault in the school restroom, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Oklahoma, and Lambda Legal issued the following joint statement.

ACLU affiliates issue a response to Republican governors’ escalation on immigration enforcement.

Lawyers representing transgender adolescents and their parents will urge the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit to reverse a lower court’s denial of an injunction of SB 613, an Oklahoma law banning medical care for trans youth, at a hearing Wednesday, January 17 at 9:00 a.m. MT.

Last week Governor Stitt issued an Executive Order prohibiting state agencies from funding or requiring diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.