“Oregonians across the political spectrum understand that young people have a great ability to grow and change. This a call to action for the Oregon Legislature to shift to what we know works with youth. Treatment and education programs, not prisons, are the best way to help youth.”

“The ACLU of Oregon commends the Portland City Council for insisting that Oregon values and laws are followed, including when working with the FBI…”

Open letter to Lane County Sheriff Trapp about assistance and collaboration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The Oregon Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the 2017 Safety and Savings Act was constitutionally enacted, ending regressive attempts by a number of district attorney offices to block important criminal sentencing modifications designed to prevent the need to open another state women’s prison.

Statement from the ACLU of Oregon, CAIR Oregon, the Portland NLG, the Oregon Justice Resource Center, and the Western States Center about the Portland City Council’s rejection of the proposed protest ordinance.