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City of Ashland's Watch List

June 22, 2006 — In a letter from the Southern Oregon Chapter of the ACLU of Oregon to Ashland Mayor John Morrison and the City Council, we shared “grave concerns about the Ashland Police Department’s development and uses of a ‘Watch List’ of 24 downtown persons regarded as ‘nuisances,’” and about the Department distributing the list to the Chamber of Commerce.

June 22, 2006

Douglas County Jail Bans Newspapers for Inmates

July 20, 2005 — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oregon is pleased that Douglas County Sheriff Chris Brown has reversed a rule that prohibited jail inmates from receiving newspapers. The ACLU of Oregon sent a letter to Sheriff Brown, in May, requesting that he to lift this ban.

July 20, 2005

Oakley and the Lebanon School District

ACLU of Oregon Persuades Lebanon School District to Pull Ban on “Unnatural” Hair Color

June 9, 2005, LEBANON, OREGON - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oregon applauds the Lebanon School District’s decision to rescind its policy against unnatural hair color.

June 9, 2005

ACLU of Oregon's FOIA Request Reveals FBI Files

In response to the ACLU of Oregon's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, the FBI has informed us that they do have documents on at least half of our clients named in the request.

March 30, 2005