Constitutional Law Court Oregon 
JURIST
MAY 17, 2022
Four criminal defendants in Oregon Monday filed a lawsuit against the state for violating their rights to counsel and a speedy trial under the Sixth Amendment. And while there may be many explanations for the current crisis in Oregon, placing defendants on a “waiting list” for counsel is not the solution.
JURIST
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
The crossed-out language is what will be removed from the constitution if Proposal 2 is adopted. According to the author of Proposal 2, Vermont constitutional law professor Peter Teachout, the amendment makes no change to substantive rights. Evidence lies in both the constitutional language and judicial precedent.
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Constitutional Law Reporter
AUGUST 6, 2024
In City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Supreme Court upheld a city ordinance that imposes criminal penalties on homeless sleeping outside. Constitution. Facts of the Case Grants Pass, an Oregon city of approximately 38,000 people, has 600 residents who experience homelessness on a given day. In a prior decision, Martin v.
Constitutional Law Reporter
APRIL 25, 2024
Supreme Court held that Yonas Fikre’s lawsuit against the FBI is not moot. Accordingly, his suit alleging that the government placed him on the No Fly List unlawfully may proceed in the lower courts. The district court agreed with the government, but the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed. At a visit to the U.S.
Constitutional Law Reporter
JANUARY 25, 2024
Supreme Court returned from recess on January 4, 2024. The Court’s January session will feature some of the Term’s biggest cases, with several testing the limit of the federal government’s regulatory power. Below is a brief summary of the issues before the Court: Federal Bureau of Investigation v. In Siegel v. I, § 8, Cl.
JonathanTurley
APRIL 15, 2022
Notably, this week, the board defended its policy before the Supreme Court by insisting that it was not “race balancing” and that the new policy is entirely “race neutral.” The TJ case is important not just to constitutional but educational standards in America. Done: Instant equity.
JonathanTurley
DECEMBER 29, 2022
The complaint states that Scofield was in Oregon with her husband visiting friends when the murders occurred. As one court noted, “‘rhetorical hyperbole,’ ‘vigorous epithet[s],’ ‘lusty and imaginative expressions[s] of. contempt,’ and language used ‘in a loose, figurative sense’ have all been accorded constitutional protection.”
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