Cases

Klein v. Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries

The ACLU of Oregon has filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Oregon Court of Appeals in Klein v. Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). The United States Supreme Court sent the case back to the state court after the ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop v.

September 19, 2019

Andrade-Tafolla v. Homeland Security

The ACLU of Oregon and cooperating attorneys at Johnson Johnson Lucas & Middleton filed a claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act on behalf of Isidro Andrade-Tafolla against Immigrations and Custom Enforcement (ICE).

August 14, 2019

Multnomah County v. Mehrwein

Free expression and voting protections in our state constitution must be given equal weight to ensure that the foundation of our democracy remains strong and intact.

July 18, 2019

Innovation Law Lab v. Nielsen

The American Civil Liberties Foundation of Oregon filed an emergency lawsuit to put an immediate end to the unconstitutional denial of attorney access to the detainees housed in the federal prison in Sheridan, Oregon.

June 22, 2018

State v. Rosa Giovanna Valderrama

Suspicionless fare checkpoints are similar to sobriety checkpoints that the Oregon Supreme Court deemed unconstitutional in 1987. These dragnet searches violate the rights of all people who are stopped, whether or not they have proof of fare.

April 27, 2018

Barger v. Portland

On October 12, 2016, demonstrators gathered at Portland City Hall to voice their protest over the City Council vote on the police union contract. Just after noon, city officials ordered the demonstrators to leave the building.

March 8, 2018