Legal Opinion
Edmondson v. Pearce
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided July 28, 2004No. 98,754PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Per curiam
¶ 1 Petitioners, the Oklahoma Attorney General and Governor, certain district attorneys and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation request us to assume original jurisdiction to grant declaratory relief upholding the constitutionality of 21 O.S.Supp. 2003, § 1692.1 et seq., (the Act) passed by a vote of the electorate via the initiative process at the November 2002 election. Generally, the Act bans cockfighting (as defined) and related activities, outlaws being a knowing spectator at cockfighting events and sets criminal penalties for violating the Act’s terms. The Act also contains a…
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