/tags/civil-rights Civil Rights en-US Copyright Tue, 15 Aug 2023 23:56:04 GMT /politics-government/2023-08-15/former-head-of-oregon-civil-rights-division-awarded-1-7m-in-racial-harassment-lawsuit The Oregon state agency charged with monitoring discrimination in workplaces across the state was itself a hostile work environment for the Black woman who was hired to head the civil rights division of the Oregon Bureau of Labor & Industries. A Multnomah County Circuit Court jury awarded Carol Johnson $1.7 million dollars on Monday, supporting her claim she faced a hostile workplace and race discrimination. Tue, 15 Aug 2023 23:56:04 GMT /politics-government/2023-08-15/former-head-of-oregon-civil-rights-division-awarded-1-7m-in-racial-harassment-lawsuit Lauren Dake /poverty-and-homelessness/2022-09-14/newsom-signs-care-court-bill-paving-way-for-court-ordered-treatment-plans Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday that will allow county judges to order treatment for people suffering from addiction and severe mental illness, one of his top policy priorities this year. Wed, 14 Sep 2022 23:50:59 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2022-09-14/newsom-signs-care-court-bill-paving-way-for-court-ordered-treatment-plans Nicole Nixon, Chris Nichols /law-and-justice/2022-07-12/penalty-for-oregon-bakers-who-refused-to-serve-same-sex-couple-slashed-by-more-than-100-000 An Oregon Court of Appeals ruling earlier this year found the state's initial award of $135,000 in damages against Sweet Cakes By Melissa showed signs of bias. Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:40:42 GMT /law-and-justice/2022-07-12/penalty-for-oregon-bakers-who-refused-to-serve-same-sex-couple-slashed-by-more-than-100-000 Dirk VanderHart /politics-government/2022-03-03/oregon-legislature-scraps-plan-to-clear-some-past-nonunanimous-jury-convictions In 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Oregon's nonunanimous jury system was unconstitutional as well as rooted in racism and discrimination. Senate Bill 1511, now dead, would have extended the court's ruling retroactively to some such convictions. Thu, 03 Mar 2022 21:49:38 GMT /politics-government/2022-03-03/oregon-legislature-scraps-plan-to-clear-some-past-nonunanimous-jury-convictions Conrad Wilson /law-and-justice/2021-04-09/chauvin-trial-expert-says-george-floyd-died-from-a-lack-of-oxygen-not-fentanyl "A healthy person subjected to what Mr. Floyd was subjected to would have died," pulmonary specialist Dr. Martin Tobin told jurors on Thursday. Fri, 09 Apr 2021 13:01:41 GMT /law-and-justice/2021-04-09/chauvin-trial-expert-says-george-floyd-died-from-a-lack-of-oxygen-not-fentanyl Bill Chappell, Vanessa Romo /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-01-18/mlk-day-1-a-spy-in-caanan The observance of Martin Luther King's birthday sends us into the archives in search of MLK-related material. Newspaper reporter Marc Perrusquia joined us… Fri, 18 Jan 2019 17:47:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2019-01-18/mlk-day-1-a-spy-in-caanan The ɫèapp Team /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-03-20/the-photographer-who-spied-on-civil-rights-groups Ernest Withers is considered one of the great documentary photographers of the civil rights movement.He was a confidant of Martin Luther King, Medgar… Tue, 20 Mar 2018 17:20:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2018-03-20/the-photographer-who-spied-on-civil-rights-groups Geoffrey Riley, April Ehrlich /politics-government/2016-06-08/voter-fraud-or-voter-suppression-allegations-fly-in-siskiyou-county Allegations of voter fraud have been followed by allegations of voter suppression by officials in northern California’s Siskiyou County. Late last week,… Wed, 08 Jun 2016 07:07:00 GMT /politics-government/2016-06-08/voter-fraud-or-voter-suppression-allegations-fly-in-siskiyou-county Liam Moriarty /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-03-10/community-rights-could-be-on-oregon-ballot The concept of community rights could grow in stature this year, especially if a ballot measure on those rights makes it to the November ballot. The… Thu, 10 Mar 2016 19:04:27 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2016-03-10/community-rights-could-be-on-oregon-ballot Geoffrey Riley /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-08-11/civil-rights-struggle-through-mississippi-eyes The Freedom Summer of 1964 helped usher in civil rights laws for black Americans. But the price was steep: many people of many ethnic backgrounds gave up… Mon, 11 Aug 2014 17:10:10 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2014-08-11/civil-rights-struggle-through-mississippi-eyes Geoffrey Riley