The Oklahoma Bar Journal October 2026

contents October 2026 • Vol. 97 • No. 8

THEME: G overnment & A dministrative L aw P ractice Editor: Martha Rupp Carter On the Cover: Oklahoma State Capitol, photo by Emily Buchanan Hart

FEATURES Charter Authority B y G unner B riscoe

DEPARTMENTS

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From the President Bar News in a Minute

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Disability Benefits: Navigating the Procedural and Substantive Processes D eirdre D exter and J essica T ait Public Construction Under the Oklahoma Public Competitive Bidding Act: Municipal Compliance from Bid to Completion B y C hase M c B ride Efficiency and the Open Records Act B y C hristian R inehart Due Process and Requests for Affirmative Relief Within the Oklahoma Tax Commission B y M arina W ise Function Over Form: Oklahoma’s Errant Functionalist Separation of Powers Approach B y J ohn T yler H ammons

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From the Executive Director

Law Practice Tips

Board of Governors Actions Oklahoma Bar Foundation News

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102 Bench & Bar Briefs 104 In Memoriam 107 Editorial Calendar

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108 Classified Ads 112 The Back Page

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