Law & Justice Archive
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Portland’s Racial Profiling Reality
Posted on July 18, 2012 | 3 CommentsRecognition grows that racism is behind numbers By Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer A new report on traffic stops by Portland Police finds that minorities are still being pulled over by... -
Working Toward Justice for Children
Posted on July 18, 2012 | No CommentsA victory to spur us on and give us hope By Marian Wright Edelman On June 25th, the U.S. Supreme Court in Miller v. Alabama banned mandatory sentences of life... -
East Portland Murder Arrest
Posted on July 18, 2012 | No CommentsMichael Leonard, 43, was arrested Monday in connection with a July 12 homicide at the Village Green Apartments, located at 15278 N.E. Sandy Blvd. The victim, Dion Anthony Matthews, 40,... -
Suspect found in Cold Case
Posted on July 11, 2012 | 2 CommentsNearly thirty years after the death of a Portland resident, 57-year-old Roberto Garcia-Lopez was indicted by the Multnomah county grand jury in connection with a 1989 homicide in Northeast Portland.... -
African American Woman Makes History
Posted on July 11, 2012 | 3 CommentsSergeant Audrey Jackson-Patton reaches 25-year milestone with DOC Sgt. Audrey Jackson-Patton celebrated 25 years as a security employee with the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) on April 29, 2012. She... -
Offensive, Unjust and Un-American
Posted on July 11, 2012 | No CommentsArizona’s immigration law in a bind By Raul A. Reyes Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer called a news conference in Phoenix after the Supreme Court released its ruling on her state’s... -
Pumped for PAL Camp
Posted on July 5, 2012 | No CommentsKids, families bond with police volunteers By Cari Hachmann/The Portland Observer Every morning at 8:30 a.m. busloads of kids aged 8 to 14 arrive from all corners of Portland’s eastside... -
Breathing a Sigh of Relief on Immigration
Posted on June 27, 2012 | No CommentsObama’s DREAM Gambit By Matias Ramos When Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced she was instructing all her agencies to stop automatically deporting young undocumented immigrants and grant them work... -
A Travesty of Voter Suppression
Posted on June 27, 2012 | 1 CommentFighting back so everyone can vote By Marc H. Morial Thanks to rising citizen outrage and efforts like the National Urban League’s “Occupy the Vote” campaign, the voter suppression movement... -
Gang-Related Funeral Guidelines
Posted on June 20, 2012 | No CommentsPolice and pastors work to keep churches a place of respect About 25 Portland-area pastors gathered Tuesday at the north Portland precinct to take a stand against violence and adopt... -
Modern-Day Slavery
Posted on June 13, 2012 | 2 CommentsReaching out to help the sexually exploited Members of Eastside Rotary Clubs and its younger service club representatives are combating human trafficking, the so called modern-day slavery where mostly women... -
Parade Camp Makes Point
Posted on June 13, 2012 | 1 CommentA public camp-out designed to raise awareness about the criminalization of homelessness in Portland and across the nation, was set up Friday at Southwest Fourth Avenue and Washington, downtown. Participants... -
Many Traditions are Oppressive and Unjust
Posted on June 13, 2012 | No CommentsSame-sex couples should be able to get married By Rev. James Moos “Tradition! Tradition!” sang Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. He struggled to maintain family and religious traditions while... -
Taking Aim at Abuse
Posted on June 5, 2012 | 1 CommentDomestic violence work has its rewards By Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer Stuart Walker, 40, has worked his entire career to ensure Portland homes are healthy, safe and abuse free.... -
State Audit Not Enough
Posted on June 1, 2012 | 2 CommentsA long way to go for bringing children home By Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer Although a recent state audit shed light on necessary improvements within the Child Welfare Division, both...
