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Portland International Airport Protestors
Apr 12, 2017

ACLU of Oregon Files Lawsuit Demanding Documents on Implementation of Trump Muslim Ban

Immigrants' Rights

April 12, 2017 — The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon (ACLU of Oregon) and American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) affiliates in Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, and Alaska filed a Freedom of Information Act...

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Wooden gavel
Wooden gavel
Feb 22, 2017

ACLU Files Court Brief in Support of Quashing Reporter Subpoena in Oregon Standoff Trial

Free Speech
Status: Victory!

The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Oregon (ACLU of Oregon) filed a ‘friend-of-the-court’ brief today in support of the media’s right to be free from compelled testimony.

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Three people stand in front of microphones at a press conference at Unite Oregon
Feb 1, 2017

Unite Oregon v Trump, et. al.

Immigrants' Rights
Status: Filed

Oregon Immigrants' rights groups file lawsuit against Trump's Muslim and refugee exclusion

February 1, 2017 - The American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Oregon (ACLU of Oregon) and Immigrant...

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Court exhibit: a newspaper clipping from The Morning Oregonian dated November 3, 1933, discusses juries with the author claiming that 'many people in the world are unfit for democratic institutions, lacking the traditions of the English-speaking peoples.'
Nov 23, 2016

Non-unanimous jury convictions violate Equal Protection Clause

STATE v WILLIAMS

December 15, 2016 - UPDATE: Today, Multnomah County Circuit Court denied Olan Williams a new trial in his challenge of the non-...

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Michalle Wright
Oct 24, 2016

Wright v Peters, et al

LGBTQ+ Rights
Status: Victory!

Lawsuit highlights relentless suffering of transgender prisoner and demands medically-necessary care for all transgender prisoners in Oregon

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A photo of the four members of the band The Slants
Sep 29, 2016

Speech, Trademark, and Rock & Roll

Free Speech
Status: In U.S. Supreme Court
UPDATE (9/29/16): The United States Supreme Court has announced it will hear the case to decide if The Slants have the First Amendment Right to use their name.
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