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Bad Blood Lingers After Sitting Circuit Judge Ousted
It’s unusual for a sitting judge to receive an election challenge, let alone lose.
Portland Woman Sentenced for Elephants Deli Fire
Investigators said Catherine Stough, 57, had told them she accidentally started the March 10 early morning fire as she was looking for food scraps in a trash bin.
Appeals Judge Who Wrote Opinion Favorable to PacifiCorp in Landmark Wildfire Case Formerly Represented the Utility Giant
Oregon judicial code suggests Anna Joyce should have recused herself. She did not.
No Tear Gas on May Day as Détente Holds Between ICE and Protesters
Despite some tension and minor injuries, May Day was a far cry from nights like Jan. 31 when federal officers gassed a far larger crowd, including children and seniors.
Embattled Judge Says Multnomah County District Attorney Is ‘Gaslighting’ Her
Multnomah County Circuit Judge Adrian Brown contends that, contrary to the DA’s statements in the press, she was never actually sidelined from Measure 11 felony cases.
County Circuit Judge Told She Can’t Beg Off Running Trials to Campaign for Reelection
The presiding judge of Multnomah County Circuit Court has rebuked a fellow circuit judge who asked her colleagues to fill in for her on trials so she’d have more time to spend on her reelection campaign.
Portland Frog Originator Sentenced to Three Months of Probation
The frog cannot be within three blocks of the ICE building for three months.
Appeals Court Lifts Restrictions on Feds’ Use of Tear Gas at Portland ICE Building
The decision comes days before “No Kings” protests against the Trump administration are scheduled across the nation, including in Portland.
Lawyers Flee Donald Trump’s Department of Justice in Oregon and Across the Country
After five fulfilling years working for the U.S. Department of Justice, it took just five months under President Donald Trump for Portlander Scott Kennedy to decide he couldn’t stay.
Suspect in Elephants Deli Fire: “I Didn’t Mean to Do It”
Court documents released today regarding the March 10 fire at the Elephants Delicatessen on Northwest 22nd Avenue show that the woman charged with starting the blaze was using a torch lighter to look for food scraps in a trash bin.
The State of Oregon Lowers the Boom (Again) on Robert Pamplin Jr.
In addition to a host of other legal challenges, Dr. Robert Pamplin Jr. now faces a demand from the Oregon Department of State Lands to pay $13.9 million for his neglect of one of Oregon’s iconic rivers.
U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Oregon AG Dan Rayfield in Trump Tariff Case
“Today, the Supreme Court made it clear that no president gets to levy taxes on Americans disguised as tariffs,” Rayfield said in a statement.