contents February 2026 • Vol. 97 • No. 2 PLUS 40 2026 OBA Officers and New Board Members Take Oaths 44 Ninth OBA Leadership Academy Class Gets Underway By Gigi McCormick 46 Save the Date: OBA Day at the Capitol 48 Applicants for February 2026 Oklahoma Bar Exam 50 Join an OBA Committee This Year! THEME: Criminal Law Editor: Becky Baird FEATURES 8 When Rights Aren’t Enough: A Survivor- Attorney’s Critique of Victims’ Rights in Oklahoma and Beyond By Rhiannon K. Thoreson 16 The Administrative Side of Driving While Under the Influence: The Complicated and Unknown By Sabah Khalaf 22 Admissible at What Cost? Senate Bill 607 and Its Constitutional Concerns By Virginia D. Henson, Margaret A. East and Mahak H. Merchant 30 Habilitation, Not Just Rehabilitation: A New Approach to Justice for Male Offenders David C. Phillips III, Dr. F. Daniel Duffy and Lindy Myers DEPARTMENTS 4 From the President 6 Bar News in a Minute 54 From the Executive Director 56 Law Practice Tips 60 Board of Governors Actions 64 Oklahoma Bar Foundation News 68 Bench & Bar Briefs 72 In Memoriam 75 Editorial Calendar 76 Classified Ads 80 The Back Page PAGE 40 – 2026 OBA Officers and New Board Members Take Oaths
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