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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
PORTLAND, Ore. — Today the Multnomah County Circuit Court held that the Portland Police Bureau’s practice of filming and broadcasting protesters via livestreams broadcast internally, such as in the bureau’s situation room and on social media such as Twitter, v
PORTLAND, Ore. — On September 8, 2021, Council for the City of Portland approved a $50,000 settlement between the City of Portland and Michelle Fawcett for permanent disfiguring injuries su
PORTLAND, Ore. — The ACLU of Oregon sent a letter to the Newberg School District today, demanding the immediate retraction of a ban on displays of Black Lives Matter and LGBTQ+ Pride.
The Central Oregon Peacekeepers are represented by the ACLU of Oregon with cooperating attorneys Rian Peck and Alan Kessler of Visible Law in the legal fight with the City of Bend.