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Chronic dysfunction and abuse within the agency call for a serious reckoning.
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ACLU Applauds Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s Marijuana Pardons, Calls on Other Governors to Follow
ACLU Applauds Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s Marijuana Pardons, Calls on Other Governors to Follow
Street Roots, ACLU of Oregon call for postponement of mass encampment vote
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Yamhill County judge rules that school district restrictions on displays violate the Oregon Constitution
The ACLU of Oregon's statement in response to the Yamhill County Circuit Court’s ruling in Shotts v. Newberg School District that the school district’s policy imposing content-based restrictions on displays...
In the courts
The Peacekeepers’ original public record request sought information about the Bend Police Department’s response to 2020 racial justice protests in Bend. Instead of providing those records with a fee waiver as ordered by the district attorney, the city sued a community member and the Central Oregon Peacekeepers.
City of Bend v. Satcher/Peacekeepers
As part of the dismissal, the City of Bend has agreed to pay the Peacekeepers’ and Satcher’s attorney fees and costs. The motion, if accepted by the court, would bring an end to the City’s attempt to recover some $3,600 for the purported cost of fulfilling the defendant's public records request.
