Oklahoma
Fatihah v. Neal
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.
Status: Ongoing
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Oklahoma
Jun 2015
![Prescott v. Oklahoma Capitol Preservation Commission](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Prescott v. Oklahoma Capitol Preservation Commission
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.
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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![Prescott v. Oklahoma Capitol Preservation Commission](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Oklahoma
Religious Liberty
Prescott v. Oklahoma Capitol Preservation Commission
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.
Jun 2015
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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Oklahoma
Oct 2014
![Oklahoma Observer v. Patton – Defending Press Right to Observe Executions](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Oklahoma Observer v. Patton – Defending Press Right to Observe Executions
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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![Oklahoma Observer v. Patton – Defending Press Right to Observe Executions](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Oklahoma
Capital Punishment
Free Speech
Oklahoma Observer v. Patton – Defending Press Right to Observe Executions
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.
Oct 2014
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Oklahoma
May 2014
![ACLU Petition to IACHR on Missouri and Oklahoma Executions that Will Violate International Law](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
ACLU Petition to IACHR on Missouri and Oklahoma Executions that Will Violate International Law
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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![ACLU Petition to IACHR on Missouri and Oklahoma Executions that Will Violate International Law](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Oklahoma
Smart Justice
Capital Punishment
ACLU Petition to IACHR on Missouri and Oklahoma Executions that Will Violate International Law
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.
May 2014
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Oklahoma
Aug 2013
![Constitution of the United States](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/WEB15-ConstitutionFeatureImage-1160x864-600x447.png)
Muneer Awad v. Paul Ziriax, Oklahoma State Board of Elections, et al.
Last year, state legislators in Oklahoma placed an unprecedented, discriminatory proposal to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to target the religious practices of Muslims on the November ballot. That measure strictly prohibits state courts from using or even considering “Sharia” or “international” law in their decision making. Although sponsors freely admit that there have been absolutely no instances of so-called “Sharia” threats in Oklahoma, they officially labeled the proposal the “Save Our State Amendment,” and it ultimately passed with over 70 percent of the vote.
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![Constitution of the United States](https://assets.aclu.org/live/uploads/2023/01/WEB15-ConstitutionFeatureImage-1160x864-600x447.png)
Oklahoma
National Security
Religious Liberty
Muneer Awad v. Paul Ziriax, Oklahoma State Board of Elections, et al.
Last year, state legislators in Oklahoma placed an unprecedented, discriminatory proposal to amend the Oklahoma Constitution to target the religious practices of Muslims on the November ballot. That measure strictly prohibits state courts from using or even considering “Sharia” or “international” law in their decision making. Although sponsors freely admit that there have been absolutely no instances of so-called “Sharia” threats in Oklahoma, they officially labeled the proposal the “Save Our State Amendment,” and it ultimately passed with over 70 percent of the vote.
Aug 2013
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Oklahoma
Mar 2012
![In Re: Initiative Petition No. 395, State Question No. 761 or The Oklahoma Personhood Ballot Initiative](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
In Re: Initiative Petition No. 395, State Question No. 761 or The Oklahoma Personhood Ballot Initiative
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Oklahoma and the Center for Reproductive Rights have filed a lawsuit on behalf of six Oklahoma voters — including women’s health providers — against an Oklahoma ballot initiative that would ban vital health services by granting fertilized eggs and embryos the same constitutional rights as people.
Status: Ongoing
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![In Re: Initiative Petition No. 395, State Question No. 761 or The Oklahoma Personhood Ballot Initiative](https://wp.api.aclu.org/wp-content/themes/aclu-wp/img/fallback-case-gavel.png)
Oklahoma
Reproductive Freedom
In Re: Initiative Petition No. 395, State Question No. 761 or The Oklahoma Personhood Ballot Initiative
The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Oklahoma and the Center for Reproductive Rights have filed a lawsuit on behalf of six Oklahoma voters — including women’s health providers — against an Oklahoma ballot initiative that would ban vital health services by granting fertilized eggs and embryos the same constitutional rights as people.
Mar 2012
Status: Ongoing
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