by Benjamin Lepak | Oct 26, 2020 | Legal
Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court of Oklahoma 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 that...
by Benjamin Lepak | Oct 26, 2020 | Blog
A case is pending at the Oklahoma Supreme Court that will have lasting consequences for governance of the state. You wouldn’t know it from the way the case has been reported, but at stake is a principle no less fundamental than whether Oklahomans will continue to be...
by Benjamin Lepak | Oct 5, 2020 | Blog
The deans of 150 law schools, including all three in Oklahoma, have written a letter to the American Bar Association (ABA) asking the organization to require “every law school provide training and education around bias, cultural competence, and anti-racism.” These...
by Benjamin Lepak | Jul 22, 2020 | Blog
The situation in Oklahoma is fluid after the Supreme Court’s consequential decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma. There are many moving parts. Independent state officials apparently have different goals and motivations, and legal uncertainty abounds. Against this background,...
by Mike Davis | Jun 29, 2020 | Blog
“There’s a sign on the wall, but she wants to be sure, ‘cause you know sometimes words have two meanings.” – Robert Plant Words have meaning. This allows us to communicate with each other. Suppose you and I are having dinner. If I ask you to pass me the salt,...
