I have bad news for businessmen, corporations, and all other members of the ruling class who wanted to build their own posh, novelty, and very exclusive court system to help settle their more gentlemanly business disputes and differences.
It looks like you’ll have to go back to the drawing board.
Yesterday afternoon, the Oklahoma Supreme Court announced that the big fancy business court system that Stitt and lawmakers enacted back in the spring – one that promised to bring Oklahoma's court system into the dystopian late-stage capitalism future – is unconstitutional.
Oklahoma Supreme Court rules special legal system for businesses unconstitutional https://t.co/1igqfousn4
— The Oklahoman (@TheOklahoman_) October 8, 2025
That’s nice.
Out of all the nicknames Kevin has worn over the past seven years – Bull Stitt, Stitthead, Meat Stitt – I think by far the most fitting is UnconSTITTutional Kevin.
Seriously, can one of those nonprofit media outlets with money and resources research how many times his laws have been rejected by both state and federal courts? This guy never wins a court case!
Well, almost never.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s brother, a Cherokee Nation citizen. The case questioned a state’s criminal jurisdictional authority over tribal citizens on tribal land absent Congressional authorization.https://t.co/3oWD5QHbnY
— KOSU (@KOSURadio) October 7, 2025
Yep, the only person Stitt can beat in a court case is his own brother. Imagine That!™
In the case of Oklahoma’s business courts, the decision seems pretty cut and dry.
The new business courts were set up so that Stitt and future governors could handpick the judges — essentially letting them rig the system in their favor.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court, however, said the Oklahoma Constitution is super duper clear that the people must vote for the judges. You know, so they can manufacture our consent and everything. It's kind of twisted when you think about it.
OK Supreme Court says the new Business Courts are invalid. “… business courts would constitute a “division” of district courts, which are required to feature judicial elections by the state constitution.”https://t.co/pnnouwVJWj
— Tara Blume (@tcblume) October 8, 2025
Anyway, with this law being unconstitutional, I guess that means another one of Stitt’s big “successes” is going out with a whimper.
It also means the next governor and legislature will get to work together on creating another new business court system to, likely, screw over the people.
It’ll be interesting to see if they go with another unconstitutional approach or actually try to abide by it. I guess we’ll wait and see.
Stay with The Lost Ogle. We’ll keep you advised.
