City of Medford v. April Rosemary Fonseca
On September 22, 2020, journalist April Ehrlich Fonseca was reporting for Jefferson Public Radio in Hawthorne Park, a public park in the City of Medford, Oregon.
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City of Bend v. Satcher/Peacekeepers
As part of the dismissal, the City of Bend has agreed to pay the Peacekeepers’ and Satcher’s attorney fees and costs. The motion, if accepted by the court, would bring an end to the City’s attempt to recover some $3,600 for the purported cost of fulfilling the defendant's public records request.
State of Oregon v. Turay
The ACLU of Oregon, together with ACLU national, has filed an amicus brief before the Oregon Supreme Court in State v.
Aaron Dale Eaton v. Two Rivers Correctional Institution
The ACLU of Oregon has filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit challenging Oregon’s prison grievance system. Prison grievance systems are, by design, nearly impossible to traverse.
Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides et al v U.S. Department of Homeland Security
The ACLU of Oregon filed an appeal with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit challenging DHS’s use of chemical munitions during the 2020 racial justice protests, in violation of environmental law.
Chelsea Shotts v. Newberg School District
In August 2021, four members of the Newberg School Board -- Dave Brown, Brian Shannon, Trevor DeHart, and Renee Powell -- directed the Newberg Superintendent to remove Black Lives Matter displays and LGBTQ+ Pride flags from Newberg Schools, and directed the boa