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13 hours ago · 1:25. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond told Gov. Kevin Stitt on Friday that Drummond would terminate a contract he said Stitt entered into this week with attorneys that would represent two state officials in a lawsuit involving the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. The federal lawsuit, known as Briggs v.
2 days ago · Email. Friday, November 01, 2024. OKLAHOMA CITY (Nov. 1, 2024) -- Attorney General Gentner Drummond is again pushing back against Gov. Stitt’s refusal to accept a well-planned lawsuit settlement that would save the state many millions of dollars and deliver long-delayed justice for victims of crime. In a letter sent today, Drummond notified ...
About Gentner Drummond. Gentner Drummond was sworn in as Oklahoma’s 19th Attorney General on Jan. 9, 2023. Gentner’s law experience spans nearly 30 years and includes having served as an assistant district attorney in Pawnee and Osage Counties and as an attorney in private practice.
Oct 24, 2024 · OKLAHOMA CITY — Attorney General Gentner Drummond has dismissed the Oklahoma State Board of Education’s attorney, whom he accused of having a “brazen disregard” of his staff’s legal advice. Disagreements erupted between Drummond’s office and Cara Nicklas, an attorney the board hired last year, when Nicklas advised the board it didn ...
5 days ago · The mission of the Office of the Attorney General is to seek justice for the people of Oklahoma by upholding the rule of law; serving public safety through prosecutions and civil enforcement actions; providing high-qualify legal representation for state agencies; and protecting and defending the Oklahoma and U.S. constitutions.
Oct 8, 2024 · It’s intended to settle a lawsuit alleging that the mental health department is failing to provide timely court-ordered competency restoration treatment and violating the rights of defendants, who are mostly indigent, declared incompetent to stand trial, and being held in county jails.
Sep 23, 2024 · The Oklahoman. 0:02. 1:22. Oklahoma’s attorney general is asking a federal appeals court to allow the state to enforce a controversial new immigration law, House Bill 4156. In a brief filed ...