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Portland Nonprofit Leads Lawsuit Against Trump Administration For Sending Asylum Seekers to Mexico While They Await Immigration Cases

The Innovation Law Lab, along with five other advocacy organizations and 11 affected asylum-seekers, is now suing over what they say is a “violation of the humanitarian protections to which they are entitled under United States and international law.”

Lawsuit Says Portland Teen Detained for “Shopping While Black”

“D.C. went shopping while black,” the lawsuit says. “J.C. Penney and its security guards intentionally chose to accuse D.C. of theft, detain, and search him based on his race and the color of his skin.”

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Filed by Don’t Shoot PDX Organizer Teressa Raiford Over Her Arrest at a Portland Protest

On Monday, a judge dismissed a $500,000 lawsuit filed by Don’t Shoot PDX organizer Teressa Raiford against Portland on grounds that police singled her out and falsely arrested her during a 2015 protest.

Portland Woman Sues KinderCare Child Care Center After 1-Year-Old Suffered A Concussion

“KinderCare failed to provide Jordynn with adequate medical attention and failed to ever call Jordynn’s mom to let her know what had happened to her daughter,” the lawsuit says.

Woman Sues Local McDonald’s After An Employee Allegedly Forced Her To Remove Her Shirt In The Restroom

The suit, filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court, alleges an employee escorted Becki Marchinek to a restroom and demanded she remove her shirt so that the employee could photograph her minor injuries.

New Lawsuit Says Oregon’s Restrictions on Vape Packaging Violate Constitutional Free Speech Protections

A new lawsuit challenge state rules regarding the labeling of vaping liquids.

Conservation Group Sues President Trump For Failing to Recognize Climate Change as Cause of Oregon Shellfish Die-Off

A national conservation group sued the Trump administration today for failing to address ocean acidification in Oregon’s coastal waters.

Freedom Foundation Lawyers File Another Lawsuit Seeking Dues for Defecting Oregon Union Members

It’s the second federal lawsuit in Oregon following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that says union dues must be voluntary.

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Pacific Northwest Burgerville Chain For Possible Data Breach Damages

The Burgerville data breach may have been active for nearly a year, a new statement from the chain reveals. And at least one Portland customer has already filed a class action lawsuit to ensure compensation for any losses incurred.

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley Today Filed a Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration, Arguing To Halt Kavanaugh Confirmation Process

The lawsuit alleges that defendants—President Donald Trump, majority leader Mitch McConnell and judiciary committee chairman Chuck Grassley—worked with lawyer William Burk to conceal documents related to Kavanaugh’s tenure as staff secretary, and later lawyer in the White House Counsel’s Office, under President George W. Bush.

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