Law & Justice Archive
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What a Difference a Gun Makes
Posted on May 17, 2012 | No CommentsHave we learned anything? By Marian Wright Edelman Our nation suffered its deadliest shooting incident ever by a single gunman on April 16, 2007 when a student killed 32 people... -
Soldier Fights for Equality
Posted on May 9, 2012 | 2 CommentsService member faces new obstacles upon retirement By Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer Despite recent strides towards equality for same-sex couples, one local retired military service member has discovered there is... -
Corporate Sponsors of a Reckless Agenda
Posted on May 9, 2012 | No CommentsGroup should redress the harm it caused By Marc H. Morial Last month, the civil rights community and Americans of conscience won a major victory against the corporately funded conservative... -
Shots Fired at Broadway Bar
Posted on May 9, 2012 | No CommentsPortland Police on Sunday responded to gun shots fired at the local bar 715 Club, located on Northeast Seventh and Broadway, which left a man and a woman injured. Two... -
Bizarre Ruling by the Supreme Court
Posted on May 2, 2012 | No CommentsStrip searches and driving while black By Donald Kaul The radical conservative majority of the Supreme Court delivered yet another bizarre opinion last month. It ruled that police and jail... -
Smith Drawing a Bridge
Posted on May 2, 2012 | No CommentsJefferson Smith on the mayoral race and Portland police By Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer Mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith is assuring oters of his liberal credentials to reform the Portland Police... -
Police Mistake Costs City $250,000
Posted on May 2, 2012 | No CommentsA man who was mistaken by Portland police as a graffiti tagger and then hit with a stun gun over and over has won a $250,000 settlement with the Portland... -
Milagro Play Tackles Gang Issues
Posted on April 25, 2012 | No CommentsCommunity conversations to follow Sunday matinees A free Oregon Humanities conversation series on influence, power and fate will be held in connection with Miracle Theatre Group’s production of Oedipus el... -
Fight for Social Justice
Posted on April 25, 2012 | 2 CommentsNative American activist in City Council race By Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer Dedicated to the fight for justice and real change, one local Native American woman, after 17-years advocating... -
Crime Watch
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Crimes via Social Media
Posted on April 18, 2012 | No CommentsConnections examined after flash mob incident By Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer In an effort to curb the rising rate of violence and crime amongst Portland youth, local law enforcement officers... -
From Menace to Minister
Posted on April 18, 2012 | No CommentsFugitive returns to Oregon to surrender after 13-years Rather than facing a judge to hear a verdict on a criminal case in 1999, Timothy McNair, now 52, fled Portland and... -
Grand Jury Clears Portland Police
Posted on April 11, 2012 | No CommentsA grand jury has found no criminal wrongdoing by four Portland police officers who shot and wounded a man as they searched for a vehicle linked to a robbery. In... -
Healthcare Blues
Posted on April 4, 2012 | 1 CommentConcert to push for universal coverage By Mindy Cooper/The Portland Observer “Healing the Healthcare Blues,” a reunion of the Inner City Blues Festival, will be held on Saturday, April 14... -
Killer Cop Wins Back Job
Posted on April 4, 2012 | 2 CommentsActivists outraged by officer’s reinstatement Members of the Albina Ministerial Alliance and other activists expressed outrage Monday over a decision by a state arbitrator to reinstate a Portland police officer...
