Comments on: Oklahoma AG: I wasn’t familiar with short-selling http://overlawyered.com/2003/12/oklahoma-ag-i-wasnt-familiar-with-short-selling/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oklahoma-ag-i-wasnt-familiar-with-short-selling Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Fri, 25 May 2012 21:30:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Oklahoma AG Receives Lesson on the First Amendment http://overlawyered.com/2003/12/oklahoma-ag-i-wasnt-familiar-with-short-selling/comment-page-1/#comment-37574 Oklahoma AG Receives Lesson on the First Amendment Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:14:46 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=586#comment-37574 [...] The problem is that refuses to learn from it. Drew Edmundson (D), Oklahoma’s Attorney General who seeks to become Governor in the 2010 election, disagrees with the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals that circulating petitions for a ballot initiative limiting government spending is “core political speech,” protected for “outside agitators” (or whatever he calls them) as well as Oklahoma residents.  Edmundson has announced that his quest to imprison Citizens In Charge head Paul Jacob and two others for hiring non-resident signature gatherers will end in the Supreme Court.  That one’s rights to free speech and to petition government for redress of grievances don’t end at a state line is elementary constitutional law, the sort of thing 2Ls should know.  But then there are many things that Oklahoma’s aspiring Governor seems not to know. [...] [...] The problem is that refuses to learn from it. Drew Edmundson (D), Oklahoma’s Attorney General who seeks to become Governor in the 2010 election, disagrees with the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals that circulating petitions for a ballot initiative limiting government spending is “core political speech,” protected for “outside agitators” (or whatever he calls them) as well as Oklahoma residents.  Edmundson has announced that his quest to imprison Citizens In Charge head Paul Jacob and two others for hiring non-resident signature gatherers will end in the Supreme Court.  That one’s rights to free speech and to petition government for redress of grievances don’t end at a state line is elementary constitutional law, the sort of thing 2Ls should know.  But then there are many things that Oklahoma’s aspiring Governor seems not to know. [...]

]]> By: PointOfLaw Forum http://overlawyered.com/2003/12/oklahoma-ag-i-wasnt-familiar-with-short-selling/comment-page-1/#comment-323 PointOfLaw Forum Sun, 20 Mar 2005 22:30:35 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=586#comment-323 <strong>Okla. lawmakers seek to rein in AG</strong> In a vote split 7-6 along party lines, with Republicans in favor, the Judiciary Committee of the Oklahoma House of Representatives has given its approval to a measure that would strip Democratic Attorney General Drew Edmondson of the power to... Okla. lawmakers seek to rein in AG

In a vote split 7-6 along party lines, with Republicans in favor, the Judiciary Committee of the Oklahoma House of Representatives has given its approval to a measure that would strip Democratic Attorney General Drew Edmondson of the power to…

]]> By: ProfessorBainbridge.com http://overlawyered.com/2003/12/oklahoma-ag-i-wasnt-familiar-with-short-selling/comment-page-1/#comment-322 ProfessorBainbridge.com Thu, 18 Dec 2003 14:11:21 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=586#comment-322 <strong>The Limits of the Oklahoma AG's Knowledge</strong> Walter Olson caught an astonishing admission by the Oklahoma AG who is prosecuting the WorldCom cases:"I have recently been made aware of a market practice known as 'short selling' and am amazed that it is legal," Oklahoma Attorney General Drew The Limits of the Oklahoma AG’s Knowledge

Walter Olson caught an astonishing admission by the Oklahoma AG who is prosecuting the WorldCom cases:”I have recently been made aware of a market practice known as ‘short selling’ and am amazed that it is legal,” Oklahoma Attorney General Drew

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