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Metal set of scales
Dec 1, 2021

State v. Gray

Criminal Justice

Access to a criminal defense lawyer is a critical component of justice and fairness protected in both the Oregon and United States constitutions. The ACLU of...

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Graved photo of police car at a rally
Jul 9, 2021

State of Oregon v. Reyes-Herrera

Criminal Justice

In June 2021, we asked the Oregon Supreme Court to consider a person’s race and language when analyzing whether a reasonable person would feel free to leave a police encounter....

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Wooden gavel
Wooden gavel
Jun 8, 2021

Blake v. Grants Pass

Status: Victory!

This friend-of-the-court brief argues that the Excessive Fines Clause in the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution categorically bars imposing fines on unhoused individuals for conduct that is...

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Metal set of scales
May 13, 2021

Abraham v. Corizon

Prisoners' Rights
Status: Victory!

The ACLU of Oregon joined partners Disability Rights Oregon and Lewis and Clark Law School’s Criminal Justice Reform Clinic in a friend-of-the-court brief to the Oregon Supreme Court...

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Michael Martinez
Sep 22, 2020

Wise v. Portland

Racial Justice
Status: Active

We represent volunteer street medics in a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Marshals Service, and the City of Portland for targeting and attacking them at Portland protests...

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ACLU federal protest lawsuit
Aug 26, 2020

Black Millennial Movement et al v Trump

Free Speech
Status: Active

PORTLAND — Protesters who were abducted, beaten, and gassed by federal agents in Portland, Oregon, are suing President Trump, the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Marshals Service, DHS officials,...

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