Portland Man Who Shouted Slurs and Shoved Gay Men Is First Person Convicted Under Oregon’s New Bias Crime Law

Two Queer Portlanders Describe Downtown Attack: Punches and Kicks Followed Slurs

“We were creatures to them that were going against what they thought women look like.”

“I’m The Victim,” Declares MAX Stabber Jeremy Christian in Courtroom Rant

He interrupted the testimony of Demetria Hester, a black woman who had a confrontation with Christian the night before the stabbing.

Russell Courtier Sentenced to Life in Prison For Murder of Teenager Larnell Bruce, Jr.

Russell Courtier, a member of a white supremacist prison gang who killed a black teenager by running him over with his Jeep in August 2016, was today sentenced to life in prison will a 28-year minimum before he is eligible for release.

Murmurs: Russell Courtier Guilty of Murder and Hate Crime in Death of Larnell Bruce, Jr.

In other news: Ted Wheeler splits with his political consultant.

Jury Finds Russell Courtier Guilty of Murder and Hate Crime in Killing of Larnell Bruce, Jr.

Courtier, a member of a white supremacist prison gang, struck and killed a black teenager with a Jeep in August 2016.

Defense Attorneys Have Tried to Raise Doubt at Every Turn in the Murder and Hate Crime Trial of Russell Courtier and Colleen Hunt.

Prosecutors will have to show racial bias motivated the crime. That seems harder than it did when the trial began.

Oregon Considers Changing Its Hate Crime Laws to Collect Better Data

Senate Bill 577 will create a hotline for hate crime victims and change the existing “intimidation” charge to a new “bias crime” charge.