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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1h

Downtown Portland has some new art at 5th and Washington🐸 👀

Click the link to read more about Portland's Protest Frog: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 6h

SCOOP: Trump Fabricates Story of Hand-to-Hand Combat Between Troops and Child Gangsters in D.C.

Trump’s claim that National Guard members beat child gang members on the streets of Washington was disputed even by the military.

theintercept.com/2025/10/15/t...

Trump Fabricates Story of Hand-to-Hand Combat Between Troops and Child Gangsters in D.C.

Trump’s claim that National Guard members beat child gang members on the streets of Washington was disputed even by the military.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5h

A judge Wednesday extended her two temporary restraining orders that barred President Donald Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard members - or any National Guard members - to Portland for another two weeks.

Judge extends two restraining orders on deployment of National Guard to Oregon

U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut also set a trial date on the merits of Oregon's underlying lawsuit against federal deployment of troops.

www.oregonlive.com

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Ryan Haas @ryanjhaas.bsky.social · 6h

Federal officials claim Portland's ICE facility closed down due to protests. Even federal judges acknowledged this as true.

So OPB decided to fact check it. Data show bookings at the building never stopped.

Portland’s ICE building closed for 22 days this summer, but immigration arrests and detentions hardly slowed

Justice Department attorneys argue the facility was “inoperable.” Some public functions were halted. Bookings were not.

www.opb.org

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Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 7h

We have a recording for those who are uncomfortable attending a live presentation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6I4...

Know Your Rights Training

YouTube video by Oregon Justice Resource Center

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Oriana Korol, a 38-year-old child and family therapist, remains in Clark County Jail.

Federal agents barrel into band at Portland ICE protest, arrest clarinetist, accuse her of assault

Oriana Korol, a 38-year-old child and family therapist, remains in Clark County Jail.

www.oregonlive.com

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Maxine Bernstein @maxbernstein.bsky.social · 1d

OR US District Judge Karin J. Immergut schedules an 11 a.m. phone conference for Wed. in State of Oregon v Trump case, to to discuss whether her 14-day temporary restraining order should be extended another 2 weeks & other scheduling issues.

Bkground: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Oregon seeks White House records in Trump National Guard deployment case

Federal government objects to discovery requests as "improper intrusion on separation of powers" while legal battle over court jurisdiction continues.

www.oregonlive.com

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Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 1d

✊KNOW YOUR RIGHTS TRAININGS✊
For more information and to RSVP, click the link: www.ojrc.info/kyr

Know your rights training. What to do in encounters with ICE or law enforcement. Tuesday, October 21 at 4 PM. The address is 4511 Southeast Main St. in Portland. Another training will be held Saturday, November 22 at 11 AM at the Clinton Street theater in Portland. Free admission. All are welcome RSVP recommended

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Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 2d

www.kgw.com/article/news...

ICE agents asked to leave middle school campus near Wilsonville

A letter from the school district said school officials told ICE agents they were parked on private property and asked them to leave, which they did shortly after.

www.kgw.com

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Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 2d

“We know what happens when people leave prison without health care. We see more overdoses, untreated illness, and even preventable death,” said Angela Kim, Policy Associate for OJRC

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Oregon cancels major Medicaid reentry program - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Health Authority has officially abandoned its plan to provide up to 90 days of Medicaid coverage to incarcerated adults before their release. Advocates hoped this plan woul...

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Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 2d

www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2025...

Editorial: Hello, world. An open letter from ‘war-ravaged’ Portland

Despite President Donald Trump's grim characterizations, the protests outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building don't remotely match what's happening, the editorial board writes. While ...

www.oregonlive.com

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Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 2d

“As of 2023, the most recent year for which data are available, Tribal youth were 3.8 times as likely to be placed in juvenile facilities […] as their white peers. The disparity is now at an all-time high, based on data that starts in 1997.”
www.sentencingproject.org/fact-sheet/d...

Tribal Disparities in Youth Incarceration – The Sentencing Project

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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 2d

Happy #IndigenousPeoplesDay, and a reminder that the legacy of centuries of oppression and theft from Native people is their vast overrepresentation in state prisons:

Graph showing that in six state prison systems, Native people are vastly overrepresented (AK, SD, MT, ND, WY, and UT)

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Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 2d

“What I realized after years of education and studying diverse history in depth for multiple different groups was that when that history is not talked about, it sends a message that your history doesn’t matter.” -Gabriann “Abby” Hall
#IndigenousPeoplesDay

opb.org/article/2025...

‘It’s no longer being covered up and denied:’ Discovering Oregon’s hidden Native American boarding school history

While researching Oregon's boarding school history, a Klamath Tribes woman uncovered her own family's story.

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Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 4d

Immigration resources are here:
✅ 🧊 sighting? Call the PIRC hotline at 1-888-622-1510 to report.
✅ Know Your Rights resources from us
www.ojrc.info/kyr
✅ More resources from Oregon For All www.oregonforall.us/resources

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Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 4d

Immigration resources are here:
✅ 🧊 sighting? Call the PIRC hotline at 1-888-622-1510 to report.
✅ Know Your Rights resources from us
www.ojrc.info/kyr
✅ More resources from Oregon For All www.oregonforall.us/resources

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Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 5d

Yes! Here’s the link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6I4...

Know Your Rights Training

YouTube video by Oregon Justice Resource Center

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Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 5d

We must end state killing. It’s time to abolish the death penalty and build a justice system rooted in healing, dignity, and humanity. www.ojrc.info/death-penalty

Death Penalty — Oregon Justice Resource Center

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Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 5d

There have already been 34 executions this year, with 9 scheduled, but there’s still hope. Yesterday, a Texas court blocked the execution of Robert Roberson under a “junk science” law. www.texastribune.org/2025/10/09/r...

Texas court blocks execution of death row inmate Robert Roberson

Roberson was scheduled to be executed Oct. 16 after being convicted of capital murder in 2003 for the death of his two-year-old daughter Nikki.

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Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 5d

And we’ll never forget moments like watching our Oregon Innocence Project client Jesse Johnson walk out of jail a free man after his wrongful conviction and death sentence were overturned.

Justice is possible when we refuse to give up. youtube.com/shorts/9Mkj-...

Jesse Johnson walks free from Oregon jail after 25 years including 17 on death row.

YouTube video by Oregon Justice Resource Center

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Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 5d

In the past 15 years, Oregon has come a long way. We’ve had:

▪️A moratorium on executions since 2011.
▪️A law narrowing who can face the death penalty.
▪️The closure of death row and dismantling of the execution chamber.
▪️Governor Brown commuting all remaining death sentences.

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Oregon Justice Resource Center @ojrcenter.bsky.social · 5d

🧵 Today is World Day Against the Death Penalty. Here in Oregon, we’re celebrating progress toward abolition even as we mourn the rise in executions elsewhere in the U.S. #WorldDayAgainstTheDeathPenalty

Image of a needle with a drip coming out of the tip. Within the drip are the words: Abolish the death penalty.

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NACDL @nacdl.org · 5d

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Nation's Defense Bar Condemns Apparent Politicization of Justice in the Letitia James Indictment.

NACDL "unequivocally condemns the federal indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James," calling it an "untenable breach of institutional independence."

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 6d

LAWSUIT UPDATE RE: NATIONAL GUARD IN OREGON: The Ninth Circuit held a hearing this morning on the government's motion to stay our first Temporary Restraining Order (TRO). We expect a ruling in the coming days and will share updates when we have them.

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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 6d

Here’s the link to the live video feed of today’s 9am Ninth Circuit stay motion argument in our National Guard case:

www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/live-o...

Streaming Oral Arguments

www.ca9.uscourts.gov

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