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ACLU lawsuit challenges Oregon city police over surveillance

JURIST

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oregon filed a lawsuit against the city of Medford, Oregon, on Tuesday, alleging that the city’s law enforcement authorities have been surveilling and illegally gathering information on the complainants for years.

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What is the statute of limitations for a wrongful death lawsuit?

Dwyer,Williams&Cherkoss

What is the statute of limitations for a wrongful death lawsuit?What What is a wrongful death suit? When a loved ones death was caused by the negligence, recklessness, or intentional act of someone else, the family of the deceased my bring a civil suit to recover some of the lost financial support and companionship caused by. Read More

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“Jury finds Madras man guilty of unlawful use of a gun in 2017 road rage encounter on U.S. 26”

HowAppealing

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued this decision overturning the conviction, holding that federal prosecutors had improperly “assimilated into federal criminal law Oregon’s unlawful use of a weapon statute” to apply to a a road rage incident on a highway in the Warm Springs Indian Reservation in central Oregon.

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United States: Oregon General Liability: A Primer - Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Mondaq

This alert will provide a "cheat sheet" for general liability laws and regulations in the State of Oregon. Issues addressed include statutes of limitations, assignment of fault and damages.

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United States: Opening Pandora's Box: Oregon Court Of Appeals Holds That "Any Person" Can Be Held Liable Under Oregon's Aiding And Abetting Statute - Littler Mendelson

Mondaq

and Quicksilver Contracting Company, the Oregon Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of the plaintiff's "aiding and abetting" discrimination and retaliation claim. On June 23, 2021, in Charlton v. Ed Staub and Sons Petroleum, Inc.

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Union fees, bar association dues, and the funding of political speech

SCOTUSBlog

Oregon State Bar , the justices are asked to review the use of mandatory attorney dues by the Oregon State Bar to fund political and ideological speech. The challengers are Oregon attorneys who say the state bar uses the mandatory dues to fund legislative advocacy and other speech on matters of public importance.

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Controversial Federal Rioting Law Used to Charge Jan. 6 Defendant

The Crime Report

The rioting statute has provoked debate among defense lawyers, civil liberties advocates and prosecutors after the Justice Department turned broadly to the civil disorder law in 2020 to prosecute protest-related unrest after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.

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