More than 30 Oklahomans filed a lawsuit urging the Oklahoma Supreme Court to block state Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters’ mandate that all public schools incorporate the Bible into their curricula.
The attached Year in Review reflects our work throughout fiscal year 2020, and provides insight into where we are taking the fight for civil liberties.
When Kerry Lalehparvaran, a Black woman, awoke late one night in January 2015 to find her boyfriend gone from their room, she got up to find where he had gone. She found him standing over her daughter, hands on her shoulders, holding her down as she whimpered.
OKLAHOMA CITY - The ACLU of Oklahoma’s Campaign for Smart Justice released key findings of a survey completed by EMC Research of likely voters in 2020 that demonstrates support for criminal justice reform remains high across the state, no matter political affiliation.
As the year comes to a close, the ACLU of Oklahoma wants to offer our gratitude to all of you who stood with us this year. The attached Impact Report reflects our work throughout 2018, and hopefully provides insight into where we are taking the fight for civil liberties.
In a recent Oklahoma Statewide survey conducted by EMC Research on behalf of the Oklahoma ACLU, a majority of November 2018 likely voters in the state would support a measure to retroactively reclassify felony convictions for minor drug and property theft offenses.