Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters acknowledges an extraordinary level of scrutiny on his administration and his policies while repeating that he “will never back down to a woke mob” Several lawsuits filed against Walters and the Oklahoma State Department of Education ask state and federal courts to weigh in on whether that characterization of the plaintiffs applies. The list of cases below excludes lawsuits Walters’ administration inherited from Oklahoma’s previous superintendent.