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Friday, November 6, 2020
Ex-Cop Faces Federal Murder Charge After Seeking Release Under High Court Ruling
Federal prosecutors announced Friday the murder indictment of a former Tulsa cop convicted in state court for killing his daughter’s boyfriend, but who is now demanding his release after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling invalidated Oklahoma’s criminal jurisdiction on Native American tribal lands.
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Thursday, October 22, 2020
Remains Found in Search For 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Victims
At least 10 bodies were found Wednesday in an unmarked mass grave at a Tulsa cemetery where investigators are searching for the remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Oklahoma's state archaeologist said.
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Sunday, October 18, 2020
Tulsa Digs Again for Victims of 1921 Race Massacre
A second excavation begins Monday at a cemetery in an effort to find and identify victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and shed light on violence that left hundreds dead and decimated an area that was once a cultural and economic mecca for African Americans.
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Ex-Jail Employees Charged for Playing ‘Baby Shark’ on Repeat
Two former Oklahoma jail employees and their supervisor face misdemeanor cruelty charges after investigators found they forced inmates to stand handcuffed for hours and listen to the children's song "Baby Shark" on repeat, a prosecutor said Monday.
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Thursday, September 17, 2020
Federal Judge Upholds Oklahoma’s Absentee Voting Requirements
A federal judge declined Thursday evening to block Oklahoma’s photo identification and notarized signature requirements for absentee ballots during the Covid-19 pandemic, ignoring Democrats’ arguments that the law suppresses voters.
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Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Anti-Panhandling Law
Oklahoma City’s law restricting panhandling on street medians is unconstitutional, the Tenth Circuit ruled, finding that the city did not show that the ordinance is a “constitutionally permissible time, place, and manner restriction.”
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Friday, August 21, 2020
Absentee Ballots
Arguing the rules are not significant barriers to voting, Oklahoma fired back against a lawsuit filed by Democrats challenging laws requiring absentee ballots to be notarized or verified with a copy of photo ID.
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