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Ryan Haynie
Criminal Justice Reform Fellow
Ryan Haynie serves as the Criminal Justice Reform Fellow for the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs. Prior to joining OCPA, he practiced law in Oklahoma City. His work included representing the criminally accused in state and federal courts. Ryan is active in the Federalist Society, serving as the Programming Director for the Oklahoma City Lawyer’s Chapter. He holds a B.B.A. from the University of Oklahoma and a J.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. He and his wife, Jaclyn, live in Oklahoma City with their three children.
Recent Articles
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Law & Principles
Stop criminalizing speech
Using criminal penalties for protected speech should never be the default for lawmakers—even for speech we don’t like. Here are two bills that would criminalize speech.Ryan Haynie | March 21, 2024
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Judicial Reform
What 2016 (and 2010) taught us about politics in judicial selection
Oklahomans deserve the opportunity to be involved in what is already a political reality. It’s time to change the way Oklahoma selects its appellate judges.Ryan Haynie | March 8, 2024
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Judicial Reform
Has the JNC process been scandal-free? No.
Even if we assume that there has been no bribery in the courts, it’s misleading to suggest the Judicial Nominating Commission process has been scandal-free.Ryan Haynie | March 5, 2024
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Judicial Reform
First principles dictate robust judicial reform in Oklahoma
You can’t remove politics from judicial selection. But why allow the politics to be dominated by progressive trial lawyers rather than by the people’s elected officials?Ryan Haynie | January 30, 2024
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Law & Principles
Proposed rules from Pardon and Parole Board are unlawful, unwise
Proposed rules recently introduced by the current Pardon and Parole Board seek to undermine the process of correcting overly harsh sentences by making it much more difficult for an individual to seek a commutation.Ryan Haynie | January 10, 2024
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Judicial Reform
What the bar association doesn’t understand about judicial reform
In the coming months, the Oklahoma Bar Association is going to light up the phone lines of lawmakers. Here are some points about judicial reform that should give lawmakers and grassroots activists something to push back with.Ryan Haynie | December 11, 2023
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Judicial Reform, Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
To understand the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s latest abortion ruling, read the dissents
To understand the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s abortion jurisprudence, your best bet is to read the dissenting opinions. The majority opinion lacks substance and analysis, and the dissenting justices' arguments challenge the majority's interpretation of the law and highlight concerns about the court's competence. Ultimately, it is time for a change in the judicial nomination process to better align with the state's values.Ryan Haynie | November 21, 2023
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Law & Principles
Court upholds law protecting children from sex-change treatments
The message from the Sixth Circuit is clear: regulating the medical profession and determining what constitutes child abuse are primarily legislative functions.Jonathan Small, Ryan Haynie | July 22, 2023
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Criminal Justice
If this doesn’t scream ‘due-process violation,’ I don’t know what does
Our state has a history of political corruption, and the judiciary is no exception, but the ineptitude our highest court often displays is staggering. Well, it turns out the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals is in the same boat.Ryan Haynie | July 20, 2023
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
Even without compacts, state will collect taxes
Some believe that all the revenue being collected through tribal compacts would disappear if the tobacco compacts expired. That is not correct. Even without compacts, the state will collect taxes.Jonathan Small, Curtis Shelton, Ryan Haynie | June 23, 2023
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