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May 02, 2024
May 02, 2024
ACLU of Oregon Statement about Protests and Civil Disobedience on Oregon Campuses
Let’s learn from history: Police bring harm, not safety, to college campus demonstrations
Mar 12, 2024
Mar 12, 2024
ACLU of Oregon files legal challenge to misleading ballot title of Portland Police Union’s Initiative Petition that seeks to repeal the voter-approved independent community board for police accountability
Today, the ACLU of Oregon filed a ballot title challenge to PDX24OL-03, an initiative petition filed by William Aitchison, the lawyer for the Portland Police Association (PPA).
Feb 01, 2024
Feb 01, 2024
ACLU of Oregon Response to Commissioner Rene Gonzalez’s Tacit Support for Unlawful Police Surveillance
At the Portland City Council Meeting on January 31, 2024, Commissioner Rene Gonzalez made statements indicating he supports the Portland Police Bureau’s use of unlawful surveillance in 2020, which infringed upon the rights of everyday people who protested for racial justice.
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Index Newspapers LLC v City of Portland
Dec 11, 2023
Dec 11, 2023
ACLU of Oregon Response to Central City Task Force Recommendations – Criminalization Will Harm, Not Help
Oregon needs immediate action to the addiction crisis. This means continuing to invest in a holistic, healthcare-based approach to address the root causes of the addiction crisis. The solution cannot include going backwards to failed drug war policies.
Sep 20, 2021
Apr 10, 2017
Apr 10, 2017
Victory! ACLU of Oregon Settles Lawsuit on Behalf of Portland Woman Whose Phone Was Seized While Filming Police in 2013
The ACLU of Oregon today announced that a settlement had been reached with TriMet, the City of Portland, and the City of Gresham in a federal lawsuit stemming from a 2013 incident when a Portland woman’s phone was seized while live streaming police activity.
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