Friday, November 15, 2019

Oklahoma Judge Lowers Opioid Damages by $107 Million

The Oklahoma judge that awarded the state $572 million from Johnson & Johnson in the first opioid crisis lawsuit to go to trial formally reduced his damages award by $107 million Friday, admitting to a three-digit calculation error.

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Officer Accused of Killing His Police Chief

A small-town Oklahoma policeman was charged with killing his chief after what authorities described as an alcohol-fueled brawl in a Florida Panhandle hotel room.

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Friday, November 8, 2019

Reproductive Rights Group Sues State to Expand Access to Medication Abortion

An abortion rights group sued Oklahoma Friday to expand access to medication abortions in the state, seeking to block a law requiring a doctor be physically present to give abortion pills and a separate law banning advanced practice registered nurses from performing the procedure.

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Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Largest Mass Commutation in US History

More than 450 inmates walked out the doors of Oklahoma prisons on Monday in what state officials said is the largest single-day mass commutation in U.S. history.

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Monday, November 4, 2019

Oklahoma High Court Blocks Ban on Common Abortion Method

The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked a controversial law outlawing a second-trimester abortion procedure that critics call cruel dismemberment of a fetus but advocates say is the safest and most common method after about three months of pregnancy.

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Friday, November 1, 2019

Police Killing

A federal judge refused to dismiss a mother’s claim against Bixby, Oklahoma and its police officer who shot her unarmed 16-year-old son to death after he dismounted from an SUV that had mistakenly been reported as stolen.

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