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M.O. Stevens/Wikimedia CommonsIn the latest development in Oregon's public defender crisis, U.S. District Court Judge Michael McShane Tuesday ruled that anyone held in the Washington County jail without a court-appointed lawyer will be released 10 days after their initial court appearance. -
WikimediaA law professor says Measure 114, which Oregon voters approved in the fall and is currently held up by legal challenges, will likely go to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Timber companies faced another blow in court this week, after a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Southern Oregon. -
In a preliminary ruling, the Oregon Supreme Court found a state court judge erred by forcing a public defender to take a new client, over the objections of the lawyer's employer.
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Lawmakers boycotting this session created a new political committee to raise money off the walkout. That money can't be used to challenge a new law that could bounce them from office.
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Litigants who seek judges predisposed to rule in their favor – or “judge shopping” - is being addressed in new legislation.
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Republicans failed to win a temporary restraining order delaying House Bill 2002. The party's Senate walkout continues.
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Oregon lawmakers convene the 2023 legislative session in January, and leaders from both major parties say that improving the criminal justice system – specifically the severe shortage of public defenders – is among their top priorities.
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Proposition 47 removed the threat of jail time for simple drug possession. Now participation in drug courts is way down.
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Plan would add public defenders in counties hardest hit by shortage as state continues to violate constitutional right to counsel
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In a public appeal to members of the Oregon State Bar, Chief Justice Martha Walters asked attorneys to take on clients and help cover the shortage of public defenders in the state.
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The ABA report is just the latest indicators that Oregon’s public defense system is failing to meet its constitutional requirements.
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The small Southern Oregon town of Phoenix is taking the lead in dismissing old traffic court debt, which can often haunt low-income people for years.
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Ever read a legal document and have to read it again … and again … to figure out what it actually means? Now, imagine trying to read that document in a…
