Oklahoma
Fatihah v. Neal

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Fatihah v. Neal
Religious Liberty
Status: Ongoing
The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma, the national ACLU, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations Oklahoma Chapter filed a lawsuit against a "Muslim free" business on behalf of a U.S. Army Reserve member denied service. The lawsuit seeks equal access to public accommodations for Oklahomans of all faiths.
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March 17, 2023


March 17, 2023
Bridge v. Oklahoma State Department of Education
LGBTQ Rights
Status: Ongoing
Thousands of school districts across the country operate with nondiscrimination policies inclusive of their transgender students, including the legal right for these students to access facilities (bathrooms, locker rooms, etc.) consistent with their gender identity. These policies help protect transgender students from harassment, being isolated from their peers, and thrive in a learning environment that believes in their fundamental rights.
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February 25, 2020


February 25, 2020
White, et al. v. Hesse, et al.
Criminal Law Reform
Status: Ongoing
In Oklahoma cash bail is being used keep poor people behind bars. In Canadian County, Oklahoma if you have the money, you get out of jail. If you are poor, you stay in. That’s why we sued.
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June 30, 2015


June 30, 2015
Prescott v. Oklahoma Capitol Preservation Commission
Religious Liberty
Status: Closed (Judgment)
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Oklahoma Foundation have filed a lawsuit on behalf of several Oklahomans challenging the constitutionality of the state’s Ten Commandments Monument.
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October 8, 2014


October 8, 2014
Oklahoma Observer v. Patton – Defending Press Right to Observe Executions
Capital Punishment
The First Amendment guarantees the public and the press the right to witness certain government proceedings – including public executions. On August 25, 2014, the ACLU and the ACLU of Oklahoma filed a lawsuit arguing that this right was violated during the botched execution of Clayton Lockett in Oklahoma. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of The Guardian and The Oklahoma Observer, whose journalists were deprived the right to view and fully report on the execution.
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May 19, 2014


May 19, 2014
ACLU Petition to IACHR on Missouri and Oklahoma Executions that Will Violate International Law
Smart Justice
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a petition with the Organization of American States’ Inter-American Commission on Human Rights showing that the upcoming executions by lethal injection in Missouri and Oklahoma will violate international law against cruel and unusual punishment, should they go forward. The ACLU asks that the executions be stopped until the IACHR can conduct independent investigations of the two cases.
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