November 7, 2012 - Nearly three years to the day after he was arrested in Old Town in downtown Portland for refusing to consent to a Portland police officer’s request to search him without probable cause,...
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Sep 5, 2012
ACLU Challenges Multnomah County Sheriff's Office for Unlawful Imprisonment
September 5, 2012 — The ACLU Foundation of Oregon filed a lawsuit today against the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office for unlawfully detaining a Portland resident at the request of federal immigration...
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Jun 14, 2012
ACLU of Oregon v. Sheriff Winters
The ACLU’s May 2012 settlement with Jackson County, following a favorable circuit court decision by Judge Daniel Harris, vindicated the right of the ACLU, as well as all Oregonians, to access public...
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May 10, 2012
ACLU No Fly List Challenge Argued in Appeals Court in Portland
May 11, 2012 — The American Civil Liberties Union argued in a federal appeals court Friday morning that its challenge to the government’s secretive No Fly List should be...
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Mar 28, 2012
Carlton Proposes Worrisome Restrictions on Growth of Medical Marijuana
March 12, 2012 — The city of Carlton, Oregon, held a hearing on a proposed city ordinance that would impose additional regulations on the growing of medical marijuana, an activity already regulated by the...
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Sep 20, 2011
Tracking Your Location Through Your Cell Phone
September 2011 - Cell phone technology has given law enforcement agents the unprecedented ability to track individuals’ movements.