Thursday, May 27, 2021

Oklahoma Execution

Divided 6-3 on partisan lines, the Supreme Court awarded Oklahoma a stay late Thursday in its death-row case against Shaun Bosse.

from Courthouse News

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Feds Seize Nearly 70 Big Cats From Former ‘Tiger King’ Zoo

Citing deteriorating conditions and possibly pregnant cats, authorities seized dozens of animals housed at the former zoo made famous by the Netflix docuseries "Tiger King."

from Courthouse News

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Past Due: Black Tulsans Recall Horrors of 1921 Massacre

A full century after a white mob destroyed the predominantly Black neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a group of now very old survivors told House lawmakers that they are still waiting on justice.

from Courthouse News

Friday, May 14, 2021

Oklahoma Governor Booted From Tulsa Race Massacre Commission

The commission formed to observe the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre announced Friday that it had booted Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt from his seat on the panel a week after he signed a bill outlawing the teaching of some race and racism concepts in public schools.

from Courthouse News

Friday, May 7, 2021

Oklahoma to Return Malaria Drug Stockpile for $2.6M Refund

California-based FFF Enterprises will take back 12,000 bottles of hydroxychloroquine after studies showed it is not an effective treatment for Covid-19.

from Courthouse News

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Energy Company Commits to Restoring Farmland Torn Up by Pipeline

Cheniere Energy has blown several deadlines to restore private farmland in Oklahoma that it destroyed while building a 200-mile pipeline.

from Courthouse News