by Benjamin Lepak | Oct 26, 2020 | Legal
Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in the Case of Oklahoma v. Johnson & Johnson Authors Benjamin Lepak Abstract This paper is an amicus (or friend of the court) brief urging the Oklahoma Supreme Court to reverse the decision of a trial court...
by Benjamin Lepak | Aug 26, 2020 | Brief, Legal, Research
Walking Out on School Kids: How Oklahoma Law Enabled the 2018 Teacher Strike, And How to Prevent the Next One Authors Ben Lepak Abstract This paper looks at the causes of the 2018 teacher walkout, and offers solutions for preventing another one. Summary PDF Full...
by Benjamin Lepak | May 27, 2020 | Legal, Research
An Argument that Oklahoma’s Mayors Acted Unlawfully During COVID -19 Author Benjamin Lepak Abstract Ben Lepak lays out a legal argument for why the mayors of Oklahoma’s three largest cities acted unlawfully, exceeding their legal authority under state...
by Mike Davis | Apr 7, 2020 | Brief, Legal, Research
Author Mike R. Davis Abstract Mike Davis analyzes Oklahoma’s emergency powers statutes to determine whether the governor or a mayor has the authority to order businesses to close during an epidemic. Full text PDF Full Text HTML A Legal Primer on Oklahoma’s...
by Benjamin Lepak | Mar 25, 2020 | Brief, Legal, Research
Author Benjamin M. Lepak Abstract Ben Lepak argues that Oklahoma should drop the requirement that one must have attended an ABA-accredited law school in order to sit for the bar exam and that the exam should be reformed to make it more relevant to the actual practice...
by Benjamin Lepak | Dec 22, 2019 | Legal
Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in the Case of Fleck v. Wetch Author Benjamin Lepak Abstract This paper is an amicus (or friend of the court) brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the case of a North Dakota attorney who has been forced...
