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Oklahoma is located in the south-central region of the US. Known as the “Sooner State,” Oklahoma became the 46th state to be admitted into the Union on October 16, 1907. Oklahoma City is the state capital and largest city in the state.

Oklahoma is a major agriculture state, it is a leading oil and gas producer in the US, and the local economy relies heavily on aviation, biotechnology, energy, and telecommunications industries. Oklahoma City and Tulsa are the prime economic-drivers in the state, with more than ⅔ of its economy being produced in the area, and a majority of the state’s population residing in the metropolitan area.

The Oklahoma State Government is modeled after the United States federal government, with the political power split between three branches: legislative, executive and the judicial branch. The state government is based in Oklahoma City, where most state offices are.

The executive branch is led by the governor. There are over 300 state departments that comprise the executive branch, and there are an additional eleven officials that are elected to fill state-wide offices.

The legislative branch is called the Oklahoma Legislature and includes the Oklahoma Senate and House of Representatives. Members of the legislature may serve a maximum of 12 years in either the House of the Senate.

The judicial branch consists of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, and the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals as the system’s highest courts. This is a split court of last resort system, which is unique to Oklahoma and Texas. The Oklahoma Supreme Court handles civil cases, while the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals handles criminal cases and appeals.

Oklahoma has two courts of limited jurisdiction—the Workers Compensation Court and the Court on Tax Review. The Workers’ Compensation Court has judges, selected by the governor, who serve a six-year term, and the court hears cases on worker’s compensation claims. The Court on Tax Review, hears disputes on county and city government taxes that are potentially illegal. The Court is set up through the Oklahoma judiciary when cases arise.

The state contributes 7 electoral votes to Presidential elections.

The University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University are the leading public education schools in the state.

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Date	Title	Organization
26 May	Will COVID-19 Prompt “Holdout States” to Reconsider Medicaid Expansion?	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
24 Apr	McDermottPLUS Check-Up: April 24, 2020	McDermott Will & Emery
6 Apr	Novel Virus Brings Novel Coverage Theories	Schiff Hardin LLP
2 Apr	Reverse Mortgage Company Settles False Claims Act Probe for $2.47 Million	Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
18 Mar	State Insurance Department Office Closings and Updates	Polsinelli PC
3 Feb	Pipeline Safety Update - Issue No. 154	Van Ness Feldman LLP
24 Jan	Oklahoma Supreme Court Strikes Down New Distribution Statute as Unconstitutional	McDermott Will & Emery
6 Dec	Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy Check-Up – Are You Ready for 2020?	Jackson Lewis P.C.
31 Oct	Oklahoma Supreme Court Reverses Course: Finds Arbitration Clause Printed on Shingles’ Wrapping Did Not Bind Homeowner to Arbitrate	Carlton Fields
24 Oct	Oklahoma Court Holds That Positive Marijuana Drug Test Did Not Prove That Marijuana Caused Accident	Jackson Lewis P.C.
28 Aug	Johnson & Johnson to Pay $572 Million in Opioid Crisis Lawsuit	Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
30 Jul	Indian Nations Law Update - July 2019	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
8 Jul	Legislation Streamlining Wireless Small Cell Deployment Enacted in 25 States	Keller and Heckman LLP
14 Jun	Medicaid Billing Upcharges Prompts Oklahoma Nurse to Blow the Whistle on Hospital	Tycko & Zavareei LLP
10 Jun	Weekly IRS Roundup June 3 – 7, 2019	McDermott Will & Emery
3 May	Oklahoma Supreme Court Quashes Noneconomic Damages Cap for Personal Injury Claims	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
5 Apr	Oklahoma’s Unity Bill Allows Employers to Prohibit Medical Marijuana Use by Employees in Safety-Sensitive Positions	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
21 Mar	Oklahoma “Unity Bill” Clarifies Medical Marijuana Law, Includes Provisions Helpful To Employers	Jackson Lewis P.C.
1 Mar	Legislator Proposes Enactment Of The Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
29 Jan	R Wings R Wild / Buffalo Wild Wings Settles Sex Discrimination Suit With EEOC for $30,000	U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
27 Nov	STAR Partnership and State Responses to GILTI	McDermott Will & Emery
26 Nov	2018 Recap: State Responses to the Repatriation Transition Tax in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act	McDermott Will & Emery
9 Oct	Vacatur of an Arbitration Award in an FAA Case on Non-FAA Grounds	Mintz
18 Sep	Ohio State and Oklahoma Battle It Out Again (Just Not On The Football Field)	Brinks Gilson & Lione
22 Aug	Oklahoma’s New Medical Marijuana Law and Your Workplace	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
20 Aug	Telecom Alert: August 20, 2018 - D.C. Circuit Denies Stay of Wireless Infrastructure Order; Incumbent Satellite Earth Station Certification Due Date; $35,000 Drone Enforcement; $81 Million FirstNet Budget for 2019	Keller and Heckman LLP
8 Aug	Indian Nations Law Update - August 2018	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
19 Jul	Supreme Court Internet Sales Tax Case Will Require Many Companies to File State Corporate Income Tax Returns – Even If They Are Not Subject to Sales Tax	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
17 Jul	Oklahoma Voters Greenlight Medicinal Marijuana	Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
12 Jul	Oklahoma Is the Place to Be . . . Especially for Value-Based Contracting	McDermott Will & Emery
28 Jun	Oklahoma Voters Pass Broad Medical Marijuana Law with Anti-Discrimination Provisions	Jackson Lewis P.C.
4 Dec	$1.16 million awarded in transgender employment discrimination jury trial	Zuckerman Law
31 Jul	Treasury Approves Second MPRA Application	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
22 May	Fiduciary Duty to Elect Portability	Holland & Hart LLP
8 May	New York, Mississippi, Oklahoma: State Attorneys General May 8 Update	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
19 Jan	Oklahoma Court Reverses Entry of Summary Judgment in Favor of Plaintiffs with Muddled Timeline: There’s a Ketch	Faegre Drinker
20 Sep	Fracking Debate Moves into Insurance Realm	Schiff Hardin LLP
20 Sep	Oklahoma Partners With U.S. DOL to Investigate Worker Misclassification	Proskauer Rose LLP
16 Sep	Oklahoma and U.S. DOL Agree to Tag-Team Worker Misclassification Initiatives	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
12 Feb	Tort Suit Seeks to Hold Drillers Responsible for Oklahoma Earthquakes	Beveridge & Diamond PC
6 Nov	Noncompete Roundup – Oklahoma	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
5 Jul	Fracking-Related Personal Injury Tort Claim Allowed to Proceed in Oklahoma Court	Schiff Hardin LLP
12 Jun	Tax Amnesty Hits the Midwest (and Beyond)	McDermott Will & Emery
4 Jun	Oklahoma Joins Texas in Preventing Local Fracking Bans	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
5 Jan	Oklahoma and Nebraska Challenge Colorado’s Amendment 64: Legalized Marijuana	The National Law Review / The National Law Forum LLC
19 Dec	Supreme Court Asked To Decide Whether Colorado’s Marijuana Legalization Violates Constitution	Jackson Lewis P.C.
15 Oct	Why The SEC Should Stay Out Of The Fee-Shifting Charter Debate	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
7 Oct	Supreme Court Lets Gay Marriage Stand In Five States	Barnes & Thornburg LLP
11 Sep	Indian Nations Law Focus–September, 2014	Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
10 Jul	Induced Seismicity and Underground Injection of Drilling Fluids	Steptoe & Johnson PLLC