The Wall Street Journal has again called Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson on the carpet for continuing his prosecution of the Oklahoma 3. In an editorial published December 26th, the WSJ notes that Edmondson is planning a run for governor and “is angling for support from public employee unions and other special interest groups that [...]

Montana’s Attorney General has filed an amicus brief, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Arizona’s appeal in the case of Brewer v Nader, where the 9th circuit struck down Arizona’s ban on out-of-state circulators. The brief was co-signed by attorney generals from Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, South [...]

A spokesperson for the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office says the state will appeal this week’s 10th Circuit Court decision, which labeled Oklahoma’s residency requirement for petition circulators as unconstitutional, according to an article in the Journal Record. Charlie Price, Edmondson’s spokesman, said that the decision’s impact on the Oklahoma-3 case will be up to how [...]

Our friend, Oklahoma State Sen. Randy Brogdon, defended the Oklahoma-3 and called on Attorney General Drew Edmondson to end their prosecution in his recent email newsletter. Brogdon also lauded the recently 10th Circuit Court ruling that called the residency requirement unconstitutional.

It’s a good feeling when one is proven right and it is especially good when [...]

Yesterday’s court ruling by the 10th Circuit Court has resulted in many good articles in the press. Some of the best articles appeared in the Edmond Sun, The Oklahoman, and on KTOK Radio.
The ruling also inspired coverage in a number of blogs, including Hot Air blog, Fort Hard Knox blog, Doug Bandow’s blog, and Ballot [...]

We just got word that the federal 10th Circuit has struck down Oklahoma’s residency law by a vote of 3-0! That’s the third federal circuit court this year to unanimously overturn residency laws as unconstitutional.
This is very good news. While it should signal an end to the outrageous prosecution of the Oklahoma-3, we will have [...]

Paul will be the keynote speaker this Saturday at the Bill of Rights Dinner, hosted by the Rice University Libertarians. The event is open to the public. Click this link for more information and directions to the event.
While in the Houston area, Paul will also be speaking to a property rights organization and meeting with [...]

We were pleased to see this item at the Oklahoma Political News Service, charging the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority with trying to censor Paul after the group reported one of our recent press releases as spam to our hosting provider. The report shut down the web site for Citizens in Charge for part of [...]

There is a very nice piece by Patrick B. McGuigan in the December issue of Oklahoma Council of Political Affairs’ monthly magazine, Perspectives, urging Attorney General Drew Edmondson to drop all charges against the Oklahoma 3.
In the article entitled “Edmondson Should Free ‘The Oklahoma Three,’” McGuigan writes:

Edmondson’s prosecution of these three activists is a stain [...]

Paul was home for Thanksgiving after a big week in Oklahoma. In addition to attending his preliminary hearing along with Oklahoma Three co-defendants Rick Carpenter and Susan Johnson, Paul also met with Oklahomans working to restore the state’s voter initiative process.
Paul was well-received by the Oklahoma Conservative Political Action Committee (OCPAC) luncheon, where he spoke [...]

We wanted to share this video with you from the “Free the OK 3″ rally outside of the preliminary hearing on Tuesday. As the crowd was protesting the threat to free speech inherent in the Oklahoma 3 case, their own free speech was threatened. A policeman, saying he was just doing what he was told [...]

Here is the statement Paul Jacob released this morning, as he attends his preliminary hearing:

Today, Attorney General Drew Edmondson continues his attack on the right to petition one’s government. We are innocent. We sought to understand and to fully comply with the letter of the law. Indeed, those running the petition drive were advised by [...]

The State of Oklahoma again postponed the OK 3’s reliminary hearing, but this time by only one day. Originally scheduled for Monday, it will take place on Tuesday, November 18th.
The “Reforming the Reform Process” event, held Saturday in Oklahoma City by Oklahomans for Initiative Rights, as the OK 3 was preparing for their preliminary hearing, [...]