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Court appoints lawyer in Oklahoma death penalty case

SCOTUSBlog

Share The Supreme Court on Friday morning appointed a former clerk to Chief Justice John Roberts to defend a ruling by an Oklahoma court leaving in place the conviction and death sentence of Richard Glossip – even after the state’s attorney general agreed that they should be set aside. He has also served as an assistant to the U.S.

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Oklahoma Asks Supreme Court to Push Through Long-Delayed Executions

The Crime Report

Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit to temporarily block the upcoming executions of two Oklahoma prisoners, Oklahoma Attorney General John M. In response to a recent decision by the U.S. O’Connor will appeal the decision to the U.S.

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Did the ‘BTK Killer’ have more victims? Oklahoma sheriff and district attorney spar over cold case

ABA Journal

The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation's 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession from Wall Street to Main Street to Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Justices allow another execution to proceed, rejecting final appeal of Oklahoma man

SCOTUSBlog

On Thursday morning, the justices rejected a plea from Oklahoma inmate Richard Fairchild, who had asked the justices to put his execution on hold to give him time to appeal a state court’s ruling on his mental competency. Shortly after the court’s ruling, Oklahoma executed Fairchild by lethal injection.

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US House committee to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas over US-Mexico border management

JURIST

The hearing included testimony from the attorney generals of Montana, Oklahoma and Missouri—states led by Republican governors—who said they have dealt with impacts from Mayorkas’s policies, even though none of them neighbor Mexico. She claimed that there is clearly no evidence against Mayorkas.

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5 Recent ERISA Decisions Attorneys Should Know

Law 360

Appellate courts issued a bevy of important decisions applying federal benefits law in 2023, including a recent Second Circuit ruling in favor of Cornell University that deepened a circuit split and a Tenth Circuit finding that an Oklahoma law regulating pharmacy benefit managers was preempted.

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When Do I Need an Accident Attorney in Oklahoma?

LegalReader

Before you talk to the insurance company it’s best to let an experienced lawyer look into your case to know what sort of damages you are entitled to.