The Supreme Court is entering its final week of the term. All eyes are on the justices who are set to release decisions on a total of 10 cases. Those include: An affirmative action case where the court is considering ...
Author: KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — A new policy adopted by the U.S. government attempts to censure foreign officials who have assisted fugitives in escaping justice. The “Fallon Smart Policy” draws its name from a Portland teenager whose family ...
Author: Jamie Parfitt (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — The Oregon Senate on Tuesday approved a bill meant to finally address the state’s overburdened public defender system, a systemic problem that only became more acute coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court handed a major win to Native Americans Thursday by rejecting a challenge to a federal law aimed at protecting children and buttressing tribal identity. In a 7-2 vote, the court turned away a series ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – Gov. Tina Kotek announced today Sara Collins will be appointed to the Jackson County Circuit Court, effective immediately. According to a press release, Collins will fill the vacancy created by Judge Joseph M. Charter’s retirement. “Sara ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The U.S. Supreme Court has announced decisions on three cases. First, a victory for animal rights activists. The justices upheld a California law that’s set to take effect on pork sales. It bans the sale of ...
Author: KGW Staff SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — The Oregon Attorney General is asking the Oregon Supreme Court to step in and allow at least part of Measure 114 to go into effect. A Harney County judge issued an injunction last ...
Authors: Jonathan Soto, Anthony Macuk (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) – Oregon’s new gun control and psilocybin laws have dominated headlines in recent weeks, both due to their hot-button subject matter and because their respective ballot initiatives, Measure 114 and Measure 109, both set ...
Author: Mike Benner (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — An Oregon law that will go into effect in 2023 will allow city and county officials to designate speed limits. It’s a shift from the current process where the authority lies with ...
Author: Daisy Caballero (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — U.S. Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici has introduced legislation aimed at tackling sprawling public defender shortages in Oregon and nationwide. The bill, titled the Ensuring Quality Access To Legal Defense Act or “EQUAL” Defense ...