News & Commentary
Dec 07, 2015
Until the No Fly List Is Fixed, It Shouldn’t Be Used to Restrict People’s Freedoms
The No Fly List is in the news this week, just in time for the ACLU’s argument in federal court on Wednesday in its five-year-long challenge to the list’s redress process.
Oct 16, 2015
Portland Public Schools Made the Right Decision When It Withdrew From Christmas Festival
We commend the Portland Public Schools (PPS) decision to withdraw students from the “Christmas Festival of Lights.” It is a decision consistent with the Constitution’s Establishment Clause, which mandates that the government neither promote nor inhibit a particular religion.
Sep 09, 2015
Why I Signed the Letter
As presidential candidates spread fear-mongering rhetoric about immigrant communities, a local city councilor in Springfield, Oregon, recently opposed the appointment of a minister to a police advisory committee stating that the committee didn’t need “another minority element.” The minister is Pacific Islander.
We need a very different climate and discourse for addressing issues of race and cultural differences in our country and state. Oregon could be facing several ballot measures in 2016 steeped in anti-immigrant sentiment while offering policies that would harm all Oregonians.
Sep 08, 2015
Clatskanie Police Chief Engaged in Racist Mockery
With encouragement from the ACLU of Oregon, two Clatskanie police officers filed a formal complaint against their chief of police Marvin Hoover.
Jun 30, 2015
Criminalization of Marijuana Comes to an End in Oregon
By Executive Director David Rogers
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