Author: Jamie Parfitt, Colten Weekley (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. — When the Portland City Council voted earlier this summer to institute a new ordinance governing where and how homeless people can camp in the city, the form of the daytime camping ...
(NBC) – The Supreme Court announced Thursday that the bankruptcy reorganization of opioid maker, Purdue Pharma, will be put on hold. The move comes after an emergency request from the Biden Administration raised objections about a provision that protects the ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – In Washington, D.C., a sharp division is growing over recent Supreme Court rulings. Hot-button issues related to gay rights, college admissions, and student loans are all in the spotlight. Republicans, with their eyes on 2024, are ...
Author: Ashley Grams (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Last week, the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in higher education. That means colleges and universities won’t be considering race when selecting students. Now local organizations and students brace for the ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) – On the final day of Pride Month, the Supreme Court dealt a blow to advocates of LGBTQ rights. In a ruling Friday rooted in free speech grounds, justices sided with a Christian business owner in Colorado ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) – The Supreme Court is striking down President Biden’s student-loan forgiveness plan. Friday, justices blocked the administration’s efforts to deliver up to $20,000 in loan relief to millions of borrowers struggling with debt. The decision was 6 ...
OREGON – Oregon State University (OSU) is one of many universities nationwide to issue a response to the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling Thursday. The cases Students for Fair Admission v. Harvard University, and Students for Fair Admission v. University of North ...
Author: KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Colleges and universities around the country, and in the Northwest, are reacting to the Supreme Court reversing affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor. The court’s decision will force ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The Supreme Court ruled in favor of students challenging admission policies that take race into consideration. The 6-3 decision upends the policies many universities and colleges have used for decades to decide who to let in ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to impose new limits on state courts reviewing certain election-related issues by ruling against Republicans in North Carolina, who are fighting for a congressional district map that would heavily favor ...