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Achieving Fundamental Fairness For Oklahoma's Juveniles: The Role For Competency In Juvenile Proceedings, Mary Sue Backus Jan 2012

Achieving Fundamental Fairness For Oklahoma's Juveniles: The Role For Competency In Juvenile Proceedings, Mary Sue Backus

Oklahoma Law Review

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Too Narrow Of A Holding? How—And Perhaps Why—Chief Justice John Roberts Turned Snyder V. Phelps Into An Easy Case, Clay Calvert Jan 2012

Too Narrow Of A Holding? How—And Perhaps Why—Chief Justice John Roberts Turned Snyder V. Phelps Into An Easy Case, Clay Calvert

Oklahoma Law Review

This article analyzes the United States Supreme Court’s March 2011 decision in Snyder v. Phelps. Specifically, it demonstrates the narrow nature of the holding, and argues that while narrow framing, in the tradition of judicial minimalism, may have been a strategic move by Chief Justice John Roberts to obtain a decisive eight-justice majority, the resulting opinion failed to advance First Amendment jurisprudence significantly. Instead, the outcome simply—even predictably—fell in line with an established order of decisions. This article examines four tactics employed by the Chief Justice to narrow the case in such a way that its outcome was essentially …


There's A New Act In Town: How The Oklahoma Oil And Gas Owners' Lien Act Of 2010 Strengthens The Position Of Oklahoma Interest Owners, Sahar Jooshani Jan 2012

There's A New Act In Town: How The Oklahoma Oil And Gas Owners' Lien Act Of 2010 Strengthens The Position Of Oklahoma Interest Owners, Sahar Jooshani

Oklahoma Law Review

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Beneficial Use In Oklahoma Water Law: Opportunity For Better Management Or More Mischief?, Dean A. Couch, C. Lou Klaver Jan 2012

Beneficial Use In Oklahoma Water Law: Opportunity For Better Management Or More Mischief?, Dean A. Couch, C. Lou Klaver

Oklahoma Law Review

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Inquiry Notice: Merck & Co. V. Reynolds And The Need For Requiring Private Investors To Investigate Potential Securities Fraud, Joel Alan Borkenhagen Jan 2012

Inquiry Notice: Merck & Co. V. Reynolds And The Need For Requiring Private Investors To Investigate Potential Securities Fraud, Joel Alan Borkenhagen

Oklahoma Law Review

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Article Iii And Removal Jurisdiction: The Demise Of The Complete Diversity Rule And A Proposed Return To Minimal Diversity, Rodney K. Miller Jan 2012

Article Iii And Removal Jurisdiction: The Demise Of The Complete Diversity Rule And A Proposed Return To Minimal Diversity, Rodney K. Miller

Oklahoma Law Review

The complete diversity rule is broken. Although easily applied in theory (federal courts can exercise subject matter jurisdiction over an action on diversity grounds only when no party is of the same citizenship as any adverse party), over time the number of judicially and legislatively created exceptions to the rule, as well as their varying and inconsistent application by the federal courts, has created an environment in which similarly situated parties are treated differently based solely on the forum in which the litigation is brought. In the removal context, depending upon the forum in which an action is filed, a …


Developing Disaster: How Developers Are Using A Covenant To Steal From Homeowners And Why The States Should Stop Them, Amy Kathleen Lewis Jan 2012

Developing Disaster: How Developers Are Using A Covenant To Steal From Homeowners And Why The States Should Stop Them, Amy Kathleen Lewis

Oklahoma Law Review

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Groundwater: A Comparative Analysis Of The Regulation Of Groundwater Encountered In Surface Mining, Jason Aamodt, Krystina Phillips, Rene Annesley Jan 2012

Groundwater: A Comparative Analysis Of The Regulation Of Groundwater Encountered In Surface Mining, Jason Aamodt, Krystina Phillips, Rene Annesley

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


Water Planning: An Opportunity For Managing Uncertainties At The Tribal-State Interface?, Stephen H. Greetham Jan 2012

Water Planning: An Opportunity For Managing Uncertainties At The Tribal-State Interface?, Stephen H. Greetham

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


Oklahoma's Save Our State Amendment And The Conflict Of Laws, John T. Parry Jan 2012

Oklahoma's Save Our State Amendment And The Conflict Of Laws, John T. Parry

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


How Exclusive Is The Workers' Compensation Exclusive Remedy? 2010 Amendments To Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Statute Shoot Down Parret, Matthew K. Brown Jan 2012

How Exclusive Is The Workers' Compensation Exclusive Remedy? 2010 Amendments To Oklahoma Workers' Compensation Statute Shoot Down Parret, Matthew K. Brown

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


Oklahoma Water Rights: What Good Are They?, Gary Allison Jan 2012

Oklahoma Water Rights: What Good Are They?, Gary Allison

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


Anonymous Tips Alleging Drunk Driving: Why "One Free Swerve" Is One Too Many, James Michael Scears Jan 2012

Anonymous Tips Alleging Drunk Driving: Why "One Free Swerve" Is One Too Many, James Michael Scears

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


Gas Marketing By The Operator Under A Joa—Unrecognized Regulatory Risks And Practical Solutions, William F. Demarest Jr. Jan 2012

Gas Marketing By The Operator Under A Joa—Unrecognized Regulatory Risks And Practical Solutions, William F. Demarest Jr.

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


Oklahoma's Save Our State Amendment: Two Issues For The Appeal, John T. Parry Jan 2012

Oklahoma's Save Our State Amendment: Two Issues For The Appeal, John T. Parry

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


How America's Newest Consumer Credit Statute Fails To Protect Its Oldest Consumers: A Critique Of The Credit Card Act Of 2009, Michael A. Furlong Jan 2012

How America's Newest Consumer Credit Statute Fails To Protect Its Oldest Consumers: A Critique Of The Credit Card Act Of 2009, Michael A. Furlong

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


Straying From The Written Path: How The Supreme Court Eviscerated The Plain Meaning Of The Mvra’S Ninety-Day Deadline Provision And Legislated From The Bench In Dolan V. United States, Alexander J. Sisemore Jan 2012

Straying From The Written Path: How The Supreme Court Eviscerated The Plain Meaning Of The Mvra’S Ninety-Day Deadline Provision And Legislated From The Bench In Dolan V. United States, Alexander J. Sisemore

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


Unchecked: How Frazier V. Citifinancial Eliminated Judicially Created Grounds For Vacatur Under The Federal Arbitration Act, Sean C. Wagner Jan 2012

Unchecked: How Frazier V. Citifinancial Eliminated Judicially Created Grounds For Vacatur Under The Federal Arbitration Act, Sean C. Wagner

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


Making Plaintiffs Whole: A Tax Problem Of Interest, William E. Foster Jan 2012

Making Plaintiffs Whole: A Tax Problem Of Interest, William E. Foster

Oklahoma Law Review

This article illustrates the dramatic tax impact of interest awards in otherwise non-taxable litigation recoveries and proposes two alternative legislative solutions for the over-taxing of plaintiffs in these cases. While plaintiffs who recover personal injury awards typically receive favorable tax treatment, those who receive interest on such awards are taxed on the interest and often are not able to utilize deductions for attorney’s fees and other costs paid to obtain the award. Further, the attorney’s portion of the recovery in a contingency fee arrangement will be included in the plaintiff’s gross income. The result is that the plaintiff recovers less …


Unlikely To Succeed: How The Second Circuit's Adherence To The Serious Questions Standard For The Granting Of Preliminary Injunctions Contradicts Supreme Court Precedent And Turns And Extraordinary Remedy Into An Ordinary One, Jacob S. Crawford Jan 2012

Unlikely To Succeed: How The Second Circuit's Adherence To The Serious Questions Standard For The Granting Of Preliminary Injunctions Contradicts Supreme Court Precedent And Turns And Extraordinary Remedy Into An Ordinary One, Jacob S. Crawford

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


Interstate Compacts Establishing State Entitlements To Water: An Essential Part Of The Water Planning Process, Charles T. Dumars, Stephen Curtice Jan 2012

Interstate Compacts Establishing State Entitlements To Water: An Essential Part Of The Water Planning Process, Charles T. Dumars, Stephen Curtice

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


Domestic Well Exemption In Oklahoma Groundwater Law — Impact And Implications, Drew L. Kershen Jan 2012

Domestic Well Exemption In Oklahoma Groundwater Law — Impact And Implications, Drew L. Kershen

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


When Does Restitution Become Retribution?, Melanie M. Reid, Curtis L. Collier Jan 2012

When Does Restitution Become Retribution?, Melanie M. Reid, Curtis L. Collier

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


Revitalizing Informed Consent And Protecting Patient Autonomy: An Appeal To Abandon Objective Causation, Evelyn Tenenbaum Jan 2012

Revitalizing Informed Consent And Protecting Patient Autonomy: An Appeal To Abandon Objective Causation, Evelyn Tenenbaum

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


More Money, More Problems: How Oklahoma’S Novel Approach To Ponzi Scheme Clawbacks In Oklahoma Department Of Securities Ex Rel. Faught V. Blair Means More Uncertainty For Investors, Elizabeth Blair Wozobski Jan 2012

More Money, More Problems: How Oklahoma’S Novel Approach To Ponzi Scheme Clawbacks In Oklahoma Department Of Securities Ex Rel. Faught V. Blair Means More Uncertainty For Investors, Elizabeth Blair Wozobski

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


More Than An Assertion: How United States V. Pulungan Nudged The Directorate Of Defense Trade Controls Toward Increased Transparency, Cody Jones Jan 2012

More Than An Assertion: How United States V. Pulungan Nudged The Directorate Of Defense Trade Controls Toward Increased Transparency, Cody Jones

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.


Not All "Units" Are Created Equal: How Hebble V. Shell Western E&P, Inc. Missed An Opportunity To Curb The Expansion Of Fiduciary Obligations In Oklahoma Oil And Gas Law, Brad Secrist Jan 2012

Not All "Units" Are Created Equal: How Hebble V. Shell Western E&P;, Inc. Missed An Opportunity To Curb The Expansion Of Fiduciary Obligations In Oklahoma Oil And Gas Law, Brad Secrist

Oklahoma Law Review

No abstract provided.