A ruling out of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver has set a precedent that is sure to result in a lot of pearl-grabbing while screaming, “Won’t somebody please think of the children.” It’s now legal for women to go topless in Oklahoma, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico — the states […]
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Commentary: Handmaid’s senator
Next week, Hulu’s acclaimed adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale begins its third season on the streaming service. A dystopian nightmare in which fundamentalists seize control of the United States in a violent coup, reduce newly rechristened Gilead’s population of women to forced procreation vessels and banish heretics and the infertile to work in […]
Gaming decision
In February, a ruling by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the arbitration agreement in the Oklahoma Model Tribal Gaming Compact, calling it unenforceable. It’s a verdict that leaves both Native American tribes and the State of Oklahoma unclear how to enforce an aspect of the compact that enables tribes to operate […]
Letters to the Editor: July 26, 2017
Planned Parenthood is trusted by women everywhere. I know because I used its services when I was in my 20s, when I was just starting out in the real world but with no access to health care.
Let’s hope that the changes that are forthcoming to the U.S. Supreme Court will include jurists that will follow the letter and spirit of the writers of the First Amendment without inserting creative, erroneous interpretations of what is clear English.
Let’s hope that the changes that are forthcoming to the U.S. Supreme Court will include jurists that will follow the letter and spirit of the writers of the First Amendment without inserting creative, erroneous interpretations of what is clear English.
Cover Story: Studying the storied history of banning popular literature
“I think one of the quickest ways to get a book read is to ban it,” Cheek said as she worked at Norman Public Library West.
Commentary: It’s about people
The U.S. Supreme Court made headlines over the past few weeks as it rendered decisions on the highly charged issues of healthcare, marriage equality and the death penalty. It also rendered another ruling that generated comparatively fewer headlines but might ultimately have the biggest impact on the landscape of politics for future generations. In the […]
Chicken-Fried News: Marriage, arrested
No inmates are allowed to get married in Oklahoma prisons until the Supreme Court issues a ruling on same-sex marriage, thanks to the Oklahoma DOC.
Chicken-Fried News: No scarf
Thanks to a woman in Tulsa, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Abercrombie & Fitch isn’t allowed to discriminate against applicants.
Chicken-Fried News: Another round
Religious groups are afraid of being seen in a bad light when it comes to the legality of same-sex marriage.
