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Multnomah Public Defenders Walk Out to Push for Reforms in Salem

“Our clients aren’t being treated with dignity or respect by a system that stretches lawyers this thin.”

Oregon District Attorney’s Association Email Raises Ethics Questions In Salem

The letter opposes a bill that would walk back mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for juvenile defendants.

Oregon Lawmakers Plan Reforms to Stop Crushing People With Court Fees and Driver’s License Suspensions for Parking and Traffic Tickets

“We’re catching poor people in a spiral they can’t get out of,” Rep. Jeff Barker says.

A State Report Says Charging Drug Offenses As Misdemeanors Dramatically Reduced Racial Disparities In Multnomah County Felony Convictions

The county immediately saw the number of felony drug convictions drop sharply.

In Portland, You Can Steal Cars Over and Over—and Get Away With It. Here’s How.

Portland now ranks third among the nation’s major cities for car thefts per capita. And the number keeps rising.

Clackamas County District Attorney John Foote Calls ACLU of Oregon “a Radical Political Action Committee.”

District attorneys in the state are still reeling from losses in the 2017 legislative session—and don’t take kindly to the ACLU’s new campaign.

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