Oklahoma Law Changing Tobacco Settlement Board Declared Unconstitutional

( January 22, 2026, 9:24 AM EST) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Supreme Court voted 8-1 to declare that a 2025 law that would provide the means for removal of members from a board tasked with distributing funds paid by tobacco companies under the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) violates the state constitution as the board’s appointment structure was itself set forth in an amendment to that constitution....