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As the City’s audit recognizes, law enforcement generally, and Portland Police Bureau (PPB) in particular, has a long and troubled history of collecting intelligence information on individuals and groups engaged in lawful First Amendment activity.
By passing SB 1510, legislators advanced Oregon’s commitment to equity and racial justice through an array of strategies that were developed by communities and coalitions that came together through the Governor’s Racial Justice Council.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The ACLU of Oregon issued the following statements from
PORTLAND, Ore. — The ACLU of Oregon issued the following statements from
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PORTLAND, ORE.--Today, attorneys at the ACLU of Oregon and Stoel Rives filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of Abel Tovar Hernandez against Washington County, the United States, the Northern Oregon Corrections prison (NORCOR), and their employees who