Saying that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency violated its own procedural rules by moving to reject Oklahoma’s plan for reducing regional haze in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt filed a federal lawsuit this morning against the federal agency. “According to the Clean Air Act, it is the responsibility of the [...]
Entries from May 31st, 2011
">AG Pruitt sues EPA over Regional Haze Rule
May 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Courts, Executive Branch
Tags: AEP/PSO·Dana Murphy·Environmental Protection Agency·Gary Sherrer·lawsuit·Marie Price·Mary Fallin·regional haze rule·Scott Pruitt·Stuart Solomon
">U.S. Supreme Court disbars two Oklahoma attorneys
May 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Courts
The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday Tuesday disbarred two former prominent members of the Oklahom legal profession–one a former appellate judge, the other a one-time well-known criminal defense attorney. The disbarment means neither will be able to practice before the high court. In early October, the justices suspended Michael Gassaway, who practiced criminal defense out of [...]
Tags: Dawn Lukasik·disbar·Michael Gassaway·Stephen Lile·U.S. Supreme Court
">One of four multicounty grand jury indictments unsealed, hits Konawa, Norman men with illegal-gambling charges
May 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Courts
A 30-count multicounty grand jury indictment unsealed Friday accuses David Roy Tune, Konawa, and Clyde Lee “C.L.” Richards, Norman, of offenses related to an illegal online gambling Web site. Tune, 61, was charged with 20 counts of violating Oklahoma laws prohibiting commercial gambling and one count each of conspiracy to violate the anti-commercial gambling statutes, [...]
Tags: 30 counts·Clyde Lee. "C.L." Richards·conspiracy·David Roy Tune·illegal gambling·multicounty grand jury·racketeering
">Private funding of state workers not allowed, AG tells Rice
May 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Executive Branch, Senate
State employees cannot be paid by a private person or entity, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said in an opinion issued Friday, throwing into doubt official actions undertaken by at least two employees of the State Department of Education who were, until very recently, compensated by a private foundation. “At present, Oklahoma law does not [...]
Tags: Andrew Rice·attorney general·Damon Gardenhire·Janet Barresi·Jennifer Carter·Marie Price·privately paid·Scott Pruitt·state superintendent·ultra vires