Oklahoma Courts

George John Hanson was executed in McAlester, Oklahoma Thursday morning, following his recent transfer to the state by the Trump administration.

Oklahoma prosecutors will retry former death row inmate Richard Glossip for murder but won't pursue the death penalty, Attorney General Gentner Drummond said Monday.

After nearly three hours of oral arguments Wednesday, an Oklahoma County district judge said he isn't ready to rule on a legal challenge to the state's controversial social studies standards.

A legal challenge is expected after Gov. Kevin signed a measure that puts more restrictions on the process voters use to get issues on the ballot.

Former Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter is suing the State Board of Education on behalf of half a dozen plaintiffs. Hunter is questioning the board's approval of the latest proposed academic standards.

Legislative efforts to reform the judicial selection process in Oklahoma have gone on for the better part of the last decade. And this year, just like in years past, they’ve failed, even with the support of the governor.

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.

On Thursday, an 18-year-old Afghan citizen living in Oklahoma pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit an act of terrorism on Election Day in November of last year.

Critics of a proposed constitutional amendment that could open the state's primary elections have asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court to toss it out.

A bill to reduce sentences for domestic abuse survivors who "fail to protect" their children failed in the Oklahoma legislature. Prosecutors say the state law targets enablers, not victims. Advocates argue it overwhelmingly punishes mothers trapped in abusive relationships.