In response to news that the Oklahoma Legislature is attempting to ban best practice medical care for trans youth at OU Health Facilities as a stipulation to receive American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, the ACLU of Oklahoma and Freedom Oklahoma issued the following statements.

ACLU, ACLU of Oklahoma Foundation, and Lambda Legal have brought a legal challenge on behalf of three transgender students to S.B. 615, which bans all transgender students in Oklahoma from using school restrooms consistent with their gender identity.

In response to the State Board of Education voting in favor of enhancing the downgrade recommendation of accreditation for Tulsa Public Schools to ‘accredited with warning’ due to an accusation of violating Oklahoma’s classroom censorship law, HB1775, the ACLU of OK issued the following statement.

The Supreme Court issued a shameful ruling today overturning Roe v. Wade — the landmark decision recognizing the constitutional right to abortion for 50 years. 

Today, a group of local advocates and organizers filed multiple challenges to Oklahoma laws and practices that chill free speech and criminalize the right to protest.

In response to Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signing SB 615, a shucked bill by Representative Danny Williams and Senator David Bullard that bans youth from using the restroom consistent with their gender identity, the ACLU of Oklahoma issued the following response.

In response to Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signing HB 4327, a total abortion ban that would eliminate access to care for more than one million people across the state and many more in the surrounding region, the ACLU of Oklahoma issued the following response.

In response to Governor Stitt’s comments during an interview on Fox News Sunday around Oklahoma politicians passing extremist Texas style abortion bans in our state, the ACLU of Oklahoma issued the following response.