Sean Murphy

December 14, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Descendants of slaves owned by members of the Cherokee Nation can sue the current chief in an attempt to restore their tribal memberships, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

By Sean Murphy

2 minute read

March 13, 2013 | Daily Report Online

The Oklahoma House moved Wednesday to declare the federal health care law "null and void" in the state, approving a bill over the objection of Democrats who argued it was nothing more than a political statement.

By Sean Murphy

3 minute read

June 10, 2009 | Daily Report Online

OKLAHOMA CITY AP - Backers of a new law authorizing a privately funded Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of Oklahoma's Capitol didn't get good news this week.A three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that a similar display at the Haskell County Courthouse in Stigler was an unconstitutional endorsement of religion, prompting both sides to wonder if legal wrangling over the state law is next.

By SEAN MURPHY

3 minute read

July 13, 2012 | Daily Report Online

Seven states trying to block part of the federal health care law that requires contraception coverage will continue with their lawsuit despite last month's U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld most of the law, according to Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning, who is leading the case.

By Grant Schulte and Sean Murphy

4 minute read

September 12, 2007 | Daily Report Online

OKLAHOMA CITY AP - To some Oklahoma football fans, there are things that just aren't done in the heart of Sooner Nation, and one of them is to walk into a bar wearing a Texas Longhorns T-shirt.That's exactly what touched off a bloody skirmish that left a Texas-shirt-wearing fan nearly castrated and an Oklahoma fan facing aggravated assault charges that could put him in prison for up to five years.

By Sean Murphy

4 minute read

October 23, 2009 | Daily Report Online

OKLAHOMA CITY AP - In the largest single strike at Mexican drug operations in the U.S., authorities arrested more than 300 people in a sting that demonstrates an upstart cartel's vast reach north of the border.The tentacles of "La Familia" extend coast to coast and deep into America's heartland, with arrests announced Thursday in 38 cities from Boston to Seattle and from St.

By ELLIOT SPAGAT and SEAN MURPHY

6 minute read

December 17, 2010 | Law.com

Oklahoma has executed a convicted murderer with a drug combination that includes a sedative commonly used to euthanize animals, after a national shortage of a key ingredient prompted a change in the usual formula.

By Sean Murphy

3 minute read

December 07, 2006 | Law.com

A former judge convicted of exposing himself while presiding over jury trials was denied parole on Tuesday. The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 5-0 against granting early release to former Judge Donald Thompson, who was sentenced to four consecutive one-year jail terms in August for indecent exposure. Prosecutors claimed Thompson used a device called a penis pump while presiding over trials between 2002 and 2003.

By Sean Murphy

2 minute read

July 08, 2005 | Law.com

Two employees of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and a former worker have filed a lawsuit alleging the retailer retaliated against workers who file workers' compensation claims. In their lawsuit filed in state court July 1, Wal-Mart employees Molly Self and Tammy Mathes allege that after claims were filed for on-the-job injuries, the company either reduced their hours, cut their pay or demoted them. The women are seeking class action status.

By Sean Murphy

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