Conrad Wilson
Reporter & Producer | OPBConrad Wilson is a reporter and producer covering criminal justice and legal affairs for OPB. Prior to coming to OPB, he was a reporter at Minnesota Public Radio. Before that he ran the news department at an NPR affiliate in Colorado. His work has aired on Marketplace and NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered. He has also written for Mashable, The Oregonian, Business Week, City Pages and The Christian Science Monitor. Conrad earned a degree in international political economics and journalism from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
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U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mosman rejected an effort by Oregon’s attorney general to restrict federal law enforcement agencies as they police protests in downtown Portland. -
A large gathering of protesters turned out once again on Saturday as federal officers — and the tactics they've used in attempts to quell protests — drew an increased focus.
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Protests continued in Oregon's largest city through Saturday night.
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More than 3,100 inmates at the Snake River Correctional Institution outside Ontario are under quarantine because of an outbreak of COVID-19 at the facility.
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown will commute the sentences of 57 prison inmates who she says are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19.
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The civil lawsuits filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court allege battery and seek damages up to $950,000. In addition, each plaintiff is asking a judge for an injunction prohibiting the police from using weapons that launch projectiles.
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Two Southern Oregon churches claim the state's limits on the size of religious gatherings amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic violate their constitutionally protected rights to free speech.
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The Baker County Circuit Court judge who vacated more than 20 of Oregon Gov. Kate Brown's executive orders surrounding the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic told the state's Supreme Court he wouldn't back down from his decision.
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A group of churches challenging Gov. Kate Brown’s executive orders on the state’s response to COVID-19 filed their legal arguments with the Oregon Supreme Court on Friday.
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Three Oregon prison inmates who have tested positive for COVID-19 have been hospitalized, the Department of Corrections has confirmed.
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The fight over how quickly Oregon will reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic — and whether the governor can control that process — is now in the hands of the state’s Supreme Court.
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The resumption of trials has made Oregon stand out nationally, and raised questions from some in the legal and health communities about the public’s safety.
