The Oklahoma Bar Journal May 2023

contents May 2023 • Vol. 94 • No. 5

THEME: O klahoma L egal H istory Editor: Melissa DeLacerda

Cover Art: The Logan County Courthouse, 301 E. Harrison, Guthrie. Built in 1907, this building was the first state Capitol of Oklahoma until the night of June 11, 1910, when the state seal was removed to Oklahoma City. Photo by Emily Buchanan Hart.

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6 Injustice in Choctaw County: How a Largely Forgotten Oklahoma Trial Set Thurgood Marshall on a Path to Power B y M ichael J. D avis S kinner v . O klahoma : How Two McAlester Lawyers Derailed Criminal Sterilization in America and the U.S. Supreme Court Invented ‘Strict Scrutiny’ as a Result B y M ichael J. D avis The Rediscovery of Indian Country in Eastern Oklahoma B y C onor P. C leary From the Ashes of Scandal Came Court Reform B y B ob B urke The Evolution of Workers’ Compensation in Oklahoma B y B ob B urke The History and Impact of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation B y R enee D e M oss and B ob B urke DEPARTMENTS 4 From the President 76 From the Executive Director 78 Law Practice Tips 82 Oklahoma Bar Foundation News 86 Young Lawyers Division 90 For Your Information 92 Bench & Bar Briefs 95 In Memoriam 97 Editorial Calendar 104 The Back Page 12 18 26 32 38

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New Member Benefits B y J ulie B ays

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OBA Awards

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Diversity Awards

Law Day Contest Winners Highlights

Mock Trial

B y J ennifer B runer S oltani

Sovereignty Symposium

Solo & Small Firm Conference Annual Meeting Save the Date

PAGE 56 – Law Day Contest Winners Highlights

PAGE 60 – Mock Trial