A bill that would require Utah’s judiciary to make live court proceedings and records easier to access — and also enact more restrictions on judges by banning them from working at law firms after they leave the bench — narrowly survived its first legislative hurdle on Friday.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has denied a request from 34 lawmakers to prevent a state agency from sharing some driver’s license information with a Virginia-based nonprofit.
In an 8-1 decision, the state’s high court declined to prohibit Service Oklahoma from sharing some licensing information with the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.
The nonprofit operates a system that helps states determine if an applicant holds a driver’s license in another state.
Service Oklahoma issues driver’s licenses and registers vehicles.