Oklahoma

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.

The National Law Review covers news, stories, legislation, and relevant news as it relates to the US and citizens of the state online. Visitors can read about the latest legislation, government agency news, court rulings/litigation, labor and employment law, insurance claims, bankruptcy disputes, and other general news. The National Law Review provides visitors the most up to date content, and relevant news from the state of Oklahoma.

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Jul
8
2019
Legislation Streamlining Wireless Small Cell Deployment Enacted in 25 States Keller and Heckman LLP
Jun
14
2019
Medicaid Billing Upcharges Prompts Oklahoma Nurse to Blow the Whistle on Hospital Tycko & Zavareei LLP
Jun
10
2019
Weekly IRS Roundup June 3 – 7, 2019 McDermott Will & Emery
May
3
2019
Oklahoma Supreme Court Quashes Noneconomic Damages Cap for Personal Injury Claims Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
5
2019
Oklahoma’s Unity Bill Allows Employers to Prohibit Medical Marijuana Use by Employees in Safety-Sensitive Positions Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
21
2019
Oklahoma “Unity Bill” Clarifies Medical Marijuana Law, Includes Provisions Helpful To Employers Jackson Lewis P.C.
Mar
1
2019
Legislator Proposes Enactment Of The Uniform Regulation of Virtual Currency Businesses Act Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
29
2019
R Wings R Wild / Buffalo Wild Wings Settles Sex Discrimination Suit With EEOC for $30,000 U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Nov
27
2018
STAR Partnership and State Responses to GILTI McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
26
2018
2018 Recap: State Responses to the Repatriation Transition Tax in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
9
2018
Vacatur of an Arbitration Award in an FAA Case on Non-FAA Grounds Mintz
Sep
18
2018
Ohio State and Oklahoma Battle It Out Again (Just Not On The Football Field) Brinks Gilson & Lione
Aug
22
2018
Oklahoma’s New Medical Marijuana Law and Your Workplace Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Aug
20
2018
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
Aug
8
2018
Indian Nations Law Update - August 2018 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jul
19
2018
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
Jul
17
2018
Oklahoma Voters Greenlight Medicinal Marijuana Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Jul
12
2018
Oklahoma Is the Place to Be . . . Especially for Value-Based Contracting McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
28
2018
Oklahoma Voters Pass Broad Medical Marijuana Law with Anti-Discrimination Provisions Jackson Lewis P.C.
Dec
4
2017
$1.16 million awarded in transgender employment discrimination jury trial Zuckerman Law
Jul
31
2017
Treasury Approves Second MPRA Application Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
22
2017
Fiduciary Duty to Elect Portability Holland & Hart LLP
May
8
2017
New York, Mississippi, Oklahoma: State Attorneys General May 8 Update Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
19
2017
Oklahoma Court Reverses Entry of Summary Judgment in Favor of Plaintiffs with Muddled Timeline: There’s a Ketch Faegre Drinker
Sep
20
2016
Fracking Debate Moves into Insurance Realm ArentFox Schiff LLP
Sep
20
2016
Oklahoma Partners With U.S. DOL to Investigate Worker Misclassification Proskauer Rose LLP
Sep
16
2016
Oklahoma and U.S. DOL Agree to Tag-Team Worker Misclassification Initiatives Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
12
2016
Tort Suit Seeks to Hold Drillers Responsible for Oklahoma Earthquakes Beveridge & Diamond PC
Nov
6
2015
Noncompete Roundup – Oklahoma Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jul
5
2015
Fracking-Related Personal Injury Tort Claim Allowed to Proceed in Oklahoma Court ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jun
12
2015
Tax Amnesty Hits the Midwest (and Beyond) McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
4
2015
Oklahoma Joins Texas in Preventing Local Fracking Bans Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Apr
28
2015
Reports Connecting Seismic Activity to the Injection of Produced Water Bracewell LLP
Jan
5
2015
Oklahoma and Nebraska Challenge Colorado’s Amendment 64: Legalized Marijuana The National Law Review / The National Law Forum LLC
Dec
19
2014
Supreme Court Asked To Decide Whether Colorado’s Marijuana Legalization Violates Constitution Jackson Lewis P.C.
Oct
15
2014
Why The SEC Should Stay Out Of The Fee-Shifting Charter Debate Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Oct
7
2014
Supreme Court Lets Gay Marriage Stand In Five States Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Sep
11
2014
Indian Nations Law Focus–September, 2014 Godfrey & Kahn S.C.
Jul
10
2014
Induced Seismicity and Underground Injection of Drilling Fluids Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Jun
13
2014
Does Your Business Use Surcharges? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Jun
11
2014
More States Restrict Employers’ Access to Employees’ Social Media Accounts McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
1
2014
Oklahoma Joins Growing Number of States Limiting Employer Access To Personal Social Media Accounts Jackson Lewis P.C.
May
6
2014
Oklahoma Supreme Court KOs the Constitution McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
24
2014
Oklahoma Enters the Fray of Endangered Species Sue-and-Settle Bracewell LLP
Oct
23
2013
States and Consumers Battle Tribal Payday Lenders Dickinson Wright PLLC
Oct
14
2013
Chapter 9: An Rx for Health Care Districts and Public Hospital Authorities? Faegre Drinker
Sep
18
2013
Taxpayer Risks and Rewards From Unconstitutional State Tax Legislation McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
11
2013
Bring Your Guns to Work: How State Gun Laws Are Aiming Directly at the Workplace Vedder Price
Jul
16
2013
Oklahoma Supreme Court Finds Comprehensive Tort Reform Law Unconstitutional Beveridge & Diamond PC
Jun
28
2013
U.S. Supreme Court Sides with Oklahoma In Dispute with Texas Water District Beveridge & Diamond PC
 

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