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Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order to Protect Journalists and Legal Observers Covering Protests

U.S. District Judge Michael Simon issued a temporary restraining order blocking police from dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, or using physical force against journalists or legal observers at protests.

ACLU, Criminal Justice Reform Clinic File Friend-of-The-Court Brief on Behalf of Incarcerated Man Who Seeks Release Due to Health Concerns from COVID-19 Outbreaks in Prison

There are thousands of people in Oregon’s prisons who could be safely transitioned home to shelter with their loved ones, but instead are left trapped in a COVID-19 incubator and strapped with the burden of fighting for their constitutional rights to be safe,

ACLU Applauds Closing of Death Row in Oregon

We applaud Oregon for closing our costly and cruel death row and moving to more humane and effective practices that keep prisoners and staff safe. Death row in Oregon is long-term solitary confinement that does not promote rehabilitation or accountability, nor does it make prisons safer.

ACLU of Oregon Files Public Records Requests for Governor Brown, Oregon DOC, and Trump Administrations’ Knowledge of Potential COVID-19 Outbreaks in Prisons and Jails

The ACLU's Federal FOIA is Supported by the Council of Prison Locals Which Currently Represents 30,000 Correctional Officers

Advocates Applaud Oregon Legislature for Initial Funding of Oregon Worker Relief Fund

Community-based fund will provide relief to immigrant Oregonians left out of federal stimulus, Unemployment Insurance