by Bailee Tanguma | Sep 26, 2023 | Blog
By Bailee Tanguma, a Summer 2023 Legal Intern. Bailee is in her last year of law school at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Introduction If this summer has shown me anything, it is that our modern world is even more surveilled than you, I, and likely most...
by Nicole Baumann | Sep 12, 2023 | Blog
This Friday is National Muslim Voter Registration Day! CAIR Oklahoma is partnering with My Muslim Vote to register people to vote before and after Jumah prayer at Islamic Centers across Oklahoma! But why care? Why register? Why vote if not for the fun sticker? Most...
by Kale Parker, Summer 2023 Legal Intern | Aug 23, 2023 | Blog
By Kale Parker, a summer 2023 intern with CAIR Oklahoma. Kale is in his last year of law school at the University of Oklahoma College of Law. “Religious freedom in prison” is an oxymoronic phrase. The central idea of a prison is that it denies freedom to those who...
by Timothy Gunsaulis, Summer 2023 Policy Intern | Aug 21, 2023 | Blog
By Timothy Gunsaulis, a summer 2023 intern with CAIR Oklahoma. A senior at Oklahoma State University (OSU) in Stillwater, Oklahoma Tim is majoring in Political Science with a minor in Spanish. Over the past few months, a drama has been unfolding between Governor...
by Nicole Baumann, Advocacy Coordinator | Jul 28, 2023 | Blog
Much like the State of the Union given by the President or the State of the State presented by our governor earlier this year, cities also host a “state of the city” address. These addresses serve to update residents on the status of the state (or city) and inspire...
by Nicole Baumann | Jul 20, 2023 | Blog
Interim Studies 2023 Where We Work and What to Watch With the first part of the regular session of the Oklahoma Legislature ending in May, the work is far from over. Another special session is on the horizon, and a flurry of interim studies have been requested....