News & Commentary

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?

When reporter Brian Addison criticized the police for bringing drug-sniffing dogs to a high school basketball tournament, the chief of police retaliated. Today, we filed a brief to defend his First Amendment right to criticize local law enforcement actions without fear of retribution.

DA Rod Underhill revealed plans for a potential ballot measure to revise the part of Oregon’s Constitution that allows for non-unanimous jury convictions. What's really going on here?

Clackamas County District Attorney John Foote filed a lawsuit designed to stop the implementation of the forward-thinking Safety and Savings Act. The move shows how he is out of touch with effective criminal justice policy and is disconnected to public values.