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The settlement comes on the second inauguration of Donald Trump, who has threatened to use the military and federal law enforcement to suppress public protests against him.
The ACLU of Oregon in partnership with Don’t Shoot PDX submitted three public records requests to the City of Portland, the Oregon Department of Justice, and the FBI.
Public records show that for years, Medford Police violated Oregon law by collecting and storing information on people and groups with no suspicion of criminal activity.
Plasma donation company forever bans gay man from donating plasma without conducting an individual assessment, contrary to guidance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The Court rejects Portland police union’s arguments; changes petition title to make clear that police union’s petition would repeal the independence of the Community Board for Police Accountability and eliminate its watershed authority to impose discipline
In March 2024, Joy Alise Davis, a Portland voter and President and Executive Director of Imagine Black, filed a petition with the Multnomah County Circuit Court challenging the Portland Police union's initiative petition PDX24OL-02 on the grounds that it did not meet constitutional requirements.