Justice and Safety, Not Fear, Continue to Win at the Ballot Box

In Pennsylvania and across the country, voters are electing candidates who offer solutions and hope, not fear and failure.

Election workers handle ballots at the Allegheny County Election Division warehouse in Pittsburgh.

Significant Workforce Investments Needed to Stem Public Defense Crisis

Hundreds of Oregonians are currently in legal jeopardy because the state government is failing to uphold its constitutional duty to provide adequate legal counsel to those who can’t afford a private attorney.

Legislators Rep. Janelle Bynum and Sen. Floyd Prozanski

Why Indigenous Students Are Fighting to Wear Tribal Regalia at Graduation

To wear tribal regalia is to reclaim Indigenous identity and honor ancestors who could not do the same.

Isabella Blu Aiukli Cornell and Sarah Adams-Cornell.

A majority of states have the right to compel lawmakers to turn up for work

Oregon voters sent a clear message when an overwhelming majority passed Measure 113 in 2022 to dissuade lawmakers from staging walkouts over divisive legislation: Regardless of party affiliation, legislators should go to work and do their jobs — just like the rest of us.

Legislators sitting down and waiting

Leading advocates in Oregon announce a historic ballot measure campaign to affirm equal rights and personal freedoms for all Oregonians

Equal Rights for All campaign will protect Oregonians’ rights to make personal decisions about our lives, access the healthcare we need, and marry who we love without political interference or government discrimination—regardless of sex, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation

Equal Rights for All SJR 33

Letter to City of Bend re: camping code implementation liability

The city of Bend announced plans Wednesday to sweep a large outdoor camp on North Hunnell Road in March, the latest action in an effort to limit camping in Central Oregon’s largest city.

Illustration of diverse houseless people outdoors with the Portland city outline behind them

Author George Johnson on Writing Black, Queer — and Banned — Stories

We talked to the author of one of the most banned books in the country about the unique power of books and why Black queer voices are so threatening to those trying to silence them.

Author George M. Johnson.

To Root Out Racism in the Criminal Legal System, We Can’t Fear Too Much Justice

The landmark California Racial Justice Act is allowing our clients to challenge their death penalty prosecutions in Riverside County.

The California State Capitol building.

What to Know About the Abortion Case that Could Ban Mifepristone

A baseless lawsuit targeting mifepristone could effectively ban the most commonly used method of abortion — very soon.

A box of the drug mifepristone pictured in front of a women on a computer.