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Gov. Kevin Stitt says he prefers the federal government's top court justice selection process over Oklahoma's tiered appointment system. The comments come days after his latest state supreme court appointment and amidst active legislative efforts to reshape the Judicial Nominating Commission.

Judge Robert Pitman says inmates who sued the state could win their case but that the fix is not easy or cheap.

The ruling comes just weeks after a federal lawsuit was filed in an effort to block the school’s ban on drag shows.