Federal Trial Over Trump’s National Guard Deployment in Portland Begins
The complex case comes as Democratic cities targeted by Trump for military involvement seek to push back.
Federal Judge Blocks the Trump Administration From Pulling Funding for Sex Ed on Gender Diversity
Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, his administration has sought to recognize people as only male or female.
Judge Orders Oregon Newspaper Not To Publish Documents Linked to Nike Lawsuit
The Oregonian/OregonLive reported that an attorney who represents plaintiffs in the case sent the documents to one of its reporters and then asked for them back.
Oregon Supreme Court Keeps Donald Trump on Primary Ballot
Liberal groups sued to remove Trump from the ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which prohibits those who “engaged in insurrection” from holding office.
Judge Rejects Request From Oregon Senators Who Boycotted Legislature Seeking 2024 Run
Each of the three senators racked up more than 10 absences during a record six-week walkout that paralyzed the 2023 legislative session.
Ninth Circuit: First Amendment Protects Beauty Pageant that Barred Oregon Transgender Woman
A federal appellate court ruled in favor of a beauty pageant that barred an Oregon transgender woman from competing, citing the pageant’s First Amendment right to freely express its desired message of “womanhood.”
Local Oregon Newspaper Wins Major Public Records Battle
The Malheur Enterprise, a local newspaper, requested documents last October as part of its ongoing investigation into whether a state legislator was using his official position to help his private business. On February 5th, the county's district attorney ordered the government agency to disclose the unredacted documents.
Ninth Circuit Lifts Injunction Exempting Journalists and Legal Observers from Dispersal Orders
In a 2-1 decision, the Ninth Circuit wrote that the lower court’s restraining order was too broad because it failed to specify who qualified as a journalist or legal observer. In previous hearings, the federal government had argued that differentiating between journalists and protesters was especially difficult given that some protesters wear press insignia to avoid the police’s crowd control tactics.