Oklahoma Becomes Third State this Year to Consider Stripping its State Supreme Court of Power of Jud
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Author: Bill Raftery
Source: Gavel to Gavel
Date: February 2, 2012
Gavel to Gavel announced that Oklahoma State Senator Ralph Shortey has introduced a constitutional amendment to bar judicial review by the state Supreme Court of laws enacted in Oklahoma. The proposed amendment—which would create a new Oklahoma Ad Hoc Court of Constitutional Review to rule on the constitutionality of state laws—prompted legal analyst Andrew Cohen to remark in an Atlantic commentary that, “ Oklahoma is giving New Hampshire a run for its money for craziest state lawmakers.”
See also: Andrew Cohen, Some 'Three Dot Journalism' in Honor of Herb Caen, The Atlantic, February 3, 2012.