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Timothy D. Easley, File/AP PhotoState lawmakers are advancing two bills aimed at protecting children from the harms of social media, part of a nationwide wave of efforts to address the issue. Yet the bills’ proponents face hurdles in finding an approach that can survive legal challenges. -
Roman Battaglia/JPR NewsA civil trial began Monday by a group of anti-abortion street preachers who claim that Grants Pass Police are violating their freedom of speech.
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The appeals court’s decision follows an earlier Oregon Supreme Court decision barring senators from running for reelection. -
The City of Medford has formally responded to a lawsuit filed by an Oregon Public Broadcasting journalist. -
Charges against April Ehrlich have been dismissed, just before her pending trial. The charges stemmed from Ehrlich's efforts to cover the evacuation of a homeless camp by Medford Police in 2020. -
California’s churches are on a roll. After more than a year of legal tussling with state public health officials over restrictions on indoor gatherings, houses of worship — mostly evangelical or Catholic and politically conservative — have been on a winning streak at the nation’s highest court. -
The Des Moines Register reporter, Andrea Sahouri, was arrested as she covered a Black Lives Matter protest. "Treating media work as a crime is a human rights violation," Amnesty International said. -
Journalists, legal observers and people assisting the unhoused went to Hawthorne Park on Sept. 22 to observe the sweep. Almost a dozen wound up in handcuffs. -
The heyday of street theater ended decades ago. But Patrick "Stoney" Burke's performances did not. Burke exercises his first amendment rights, sort of…
