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Oklahoma public nudity law still valid

Maybe the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office and the Tulsa Police Department should have a more formal basis for making enforcement decisions than viral news stories. This September 19, 2019, NBC News story about the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, dropping appeals to a challenge to their public nudity ordinance seems...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 30, 2019 1:45 PM

Oklahoma SQ 776: Death penalty

Thanks to the support of generous donors (see the Spotlight sidebar on the home page for a list), here is the first in the BatesLine series on the state questions on the Oklahoma 2016 ballot. We will seek to get behind the ballot titles to the legal substance of the...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 15, 2016 9:23 AM

Stan Minor for Tulsa school board

It's apparent that our public schools are headed in the wrong direction, and money won't fix what's wrong. If a train is going the wrong way on the track, shoveling more coal in the firebox only takes you further away from your goal faster. We must first elect board members...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 6, 2016 2:05 PM

John Eagleton for District Judge

This will come as no surprise to anyone: I endorse John M. Eagleton for District Judge, in the election for Judicial District 14, Office No. 9. John Eagleton has the character, temperament, experience, and commitment to the law to serve us well as a District Judge. Am I biased? John...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 6, 2010 12:04 AM

<em>Ad fontes</em>

Robert N. Going says it's time to get back to our roots: Let's grow up, Conservatives! The reason the Republican Party is slipping away from us is that they and we have drifted from our roots. With the passing of the Founding Father, William F. Buckley, Jr., now would be...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 2, 2008 8:56 AM

Brian Crain to introduce eminent domain limits on local governments

This makes me want to stand up and cheer: Oklahoma State Senate Communications Division State Capitol Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105 For Immediate Release: June 27, 2005 Senator Brian Crain Sen. Crain Says Legislation Needed to Prevent Abuse of Eminent Domain Sen. Brian Crain is planning to introduce legislation limiting the...

Posted by Michael Bates on June 28, 2005 7:59 AM