by Anna Facci | Apr 10, 2017 | Blog
The second Congressional recess of 2017 begins today and Congresspeople from around the country are returning to their districts to meet with their constiuents. After the lacking number of town halls during the winter recess, I wanted to make sure you know who is...
by Adam Soltani | Mar 30, 2017 | Blog
The Oklahoma Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) today released its 2016 Civil Rights Report showing an increase in complaints involving vandalism or property damage to Islamic institutions and a similar increase in hate crime-related...
by Adam Soltani | Mar 22, 2017 | Blog
Assalaamu alaikum and greetings of peace, This morning, the Oklahoma State Senate passed Senate Bill 450, the 2017 Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act. While there are a few more steps before this bill becomes law, our departments thought it was important to...
by Tristan Davis, Spring 2017 Legal Intern | Mar 21, 2017 | Blog
When I got to St. Luke’s Methodist Church in OKC for the morning sessions, I truly didn’t know what was even going to be talked about or the people I would see. I was blind to the culture I was going to be thrust into, and nothing could have prepared me for just how...
by Adam Soltani | Mar 8, 2017 | Blog
A new Muslim Ban Executive Order (Muslim Ban 2.0) was signed this week on Monday, March 6 2017. We are reviewing it to see how exactly it will be rolled out, but some general information based on what we know now is included below. Please note that this information is...
by Zoya Satter, Winter 2017 Intern | Feb 21, 2017 | Blog
Despair, exhaustion, pessimism. Desire, hope, optimism. Contrasting emotions that I feel many experienced, one month ago today, in the whirlwind that was President Trump’s inauguration and the Women’s Marches that occurred across our country. These two pivotal,...
