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If a stranger took your kids away, we can guess how you’d react. After getting your children back, you’d want justice. But what if the stranger was an overzealous and undertrained government agency with frightening powers over you and your kids?  What if this agency had only bits of evidence of child abuse but nonetheless […]

Oklahoma laws on child abuse reflect our values. They reflect the fact that we firmly stand against the cruel mistreatment of children.  Yet that laudable mission of protecting kids from abuse has gradually granted unnerving powers and authorities to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services for investigating child abuse. The department has long been a

What if a stranger took your kids away? We can guess how you’d react. You’d do anything to get them back. But what if a sprawling, government agency with extraordinary legal powers took them and accused you of child abuse?  You might feel alone and helpless. It’s your story versus the $5 billion annual budget

Over the last decade, Oklahoma lawmakers and voters have taken historic, bipartisan steps toward reducing the state’s swollen penal system of prisons, jails, and supervision.  Thanks to important changes to the law and the support of voters, people today in Oklahoma have a second chance to get their lives back: It’s easier to get a

By G.W. Schulz An effort underway in Oklahoma could lead to changes in how the state handles child custody and divorce. That could mean new family laws or the reform of existing ones. Included in this effort was an interim study of the state’s court system for families. Lawmakers have heard from experts, advocacy groups,

By G.W. Schulz Oklahoma ranks as one of the highest in the nation for domestic abuse and violence. Fortunately, if you’re escaping an abusive relationship or marriage, you have new legal protections.  They’re contained in what’s known as Alanda’s Law, which was passed by the Oklahoma Legislature in 2024. The name commemorates a victim of abuse

By G.W. Schulz In 2023, Norwood.Law earned an extraordinary lifetime achievement that attracted national and international attention. But even that wasn’t enough for us. First, Norwood.Law made history by freeing America’s longest-serving wrongfully convicted man, Glynn Simmons. He was locked up for 48 years in Oklahoma’s merciless prison system before we brought him home. Now we’re fighting

Lt. Sean “Sticks” Larkin of the Tulsa Police Department didn’t seem aware of the conflict in his 2021 testimony during a shooting trial.

During a recorded conversation on Aug. 12, 2019, Lt. Sean “Sticks” Larkin of the Tulsa Police Department made an extraordinary statement.