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The New York Times Issues a Scathing Assessment of Oregon’s Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts

The United States Supreme Court is expected to hand down a decision as early as this month which would determine whether or not Oregon courts will require unanimous, 12-juror verdicts.

Oregon Attorney General Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Continue to Allow Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts

AG Ellen Rosenblum asks the U.S. Supreme Court to continue to allow non-unanimous jury verdicts.

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.

“Who Do You Think They’re Going to Believe?”

The same week as the Kavanaugh hearing, a jury pondered the fate of an Oregon City man accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl.

Oregon District Attorneys Association Says It Will Back Legislative Push To Require Unanimous Jury Verdicts

ODAA president Matt Shirtcliff penned an op-ed in The Oregonian pledging the organizations support for an effort that would end split-jury convictions.

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.

Oregon District Attorneys Drop Plan to Scrap Non-Unanimous Jury Verdicts

After meeting resistance from other stakeholders, the state’s prosecutors are scaling back plans to lead a reform effort that would bring Oregon in line with nearly all other states that require unanimous jury verdicts to secure convictions.

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