The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon has announced the settlement of a lawsuit alleging that agents sent by President Donald Trump in 2020 to protect a federal courthouse used excessive force against racial justice protesters.
A group of racial justice protesters reached a settlement with the federal government after filing a lawsuit accusing agents of using excessive force in 2020.
A settlement between the federal government and the ACLU of Oregon has closed one of the lawsuits filed on behalf of protesters who were injured during the 2020 racial justice protests in downtown
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Hundreds from different faith communities gathered in Portland to protect undocumented immigrants in our region as federal deportations ramp up under the Trump administration.
A church in northeast Portland welcomed people of any faith or background to share their message that any immigrant is welcome in their sanctuary on Sunday.
KOIN Sports Director Adam Bjaranson caught up with the author, who is not only a Pacific Northwest native, but also played baseball at Portland State. Gresham police are searching for the suspect of a shooting that left one person with life-threatening injuries early Monday morning.
From international students to asylum seekers, the new administration’s plans could affect tens of thousands of people in the state
A Lawsuit Alleging Excessive Force Against 2020 Protesters in Oregon Has Been Settled, ACLU Says PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A lawsuit alleging that law enforcement agents sent by President Donald ...
Mike Schmidt, the former Multnomah County district attorney who lost his reelection bid last year to an office insider, started this week as general counsel of the Urban League of Portland, one of Oregon’s largest and oldest civil rights organizations. Schmidt confirmed the move Thursday. He began the job Monday.
The small Oregon city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that allowed cities across the country to enforce homeless camping bans is facing a fresh lawsuit over its camping rules as advocates find new ways to challenge them.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation. It mandates the detention and potential deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who are accused of theft and violent crimes before they've actually been convicted.
The settlement comes after a majority of the AFSCME Local 189 workers voted to authorize a strike if final mediations weren’t fruitful. Other unionized city workers with the DCTU are still set to strike starting on Feb. 6, if an agreement isn’t reached.