News & Commentary

We are getting involved in Ana’s case because we believe her rights were violated, as well as those of everyone else who is subject to suspicionless searches from police under the guise of Trimet enforcement.

This week, we welcomed Michael German, a former FBI agent and current fellow with the Brennan Center for Justice, to Portland to discuss problems with the Portland Police Bureau’s membership in the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF).

When President Trump’s FCC gutted net neutrality regulations, it left a massive wound to the free and open internet nationally. A state law in Oregon signed by the governor today, is an essential Oregon-sized bandage to that federally-induced wound.

By filing these lawsuits, we want to send a clear message: Portland Police must end its disproportionate response to protests, commit to using safe and effective tactics of de-escalation, and respect the basic human rights of all people.

The Oregon Council on Civil Rights recently released a groundbreaking report that ought to change our criminal justice system.

We have joined forces with the state's largest LGBTQ advocacy group to protect the rights of transgender youth in schools.

This is Doug Brown, the ACLU of Oregon's newest employee. I'd like to take a minute and say hello.

Encampments like the Village of Hope increase safety for houseless people and help them get back on their feet. So why is the City of Portland sweeping them?