Religion & Law

Ouch Divorce Undone
Oklahoma couple gets a divorce. Then divorce is, uh, canceled. It was an uncontested divorce. That means the parties had agreed on everything. Those are typically informal affairs, hurried along before the presiding judge...

When A Divorced Couple Changes Their Minds
Every now and then, I receive a call or email from someone who tells me that he/she and their ex have reconciled and want to be married again. In Oklahoma, there are three ways for a divorced couple to become remarried...

Oklahoma Supreme Court Disbars Judge Over Use of Sex Device in Court
Former Oklahoma District Judge Donald Thompson, 61, has been disbarred by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. Thompson was convicted in June 2006 of using a “penis pump” in court under his robes and served prison time on that conviction...

Two Steps Back - Oklahoma Returns to 1982
The Oklahoma Supreme Court, though not unanimously, hurled the Oklahoma Court system backwards with such force the court system is now back in 1982. Pleadings are no longer available on line from the Oklahoma court system?s internet presence, the Oklahoma Supreme Court Network...

Oklahoma Judge Disbarred; Will be on Sex Offender Registry
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has disbarred a former judge, finding that his "repeated use of a sex device in the courtroom brought shame on the judiciary and the legal profession." The man served a 20 month prison sentence after a...

Benefits of an Oklahoma Uncontested Divorce
An uncontested divorce is where husband and wife can reach a decision as to the terms of the divorce without having to fight it out in court. While no divorce is truly “uncontested” in the sense that there are no disagreements, these disagreements do not always have to be resolved in court...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Divorce Overview
What are the grounds and steps to get divorced?

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Divorce Slander
Sara Evans pays ex husband $600,000 in alimony divorce settlement.

NBA Divorce
Michael Jordan pays former wife $168 million divorce settlement.

Oklahoma Bacterial Outbreak
One Person Dead, 14 Hospitalized

Baltimore Strip Search Class Action
Judge Gives Go-ahead

Couple Reaches Settlement
Survived Helicopter Crash but Permanently Injured

Religious Decorations
Oklahoma City to pay attorney fees in religious freedom violations lawsuit.