A lawsuit alleging that law enforcement agents sent by President Donald Trump to protect a federal courthouse in 2020 used excessive force against racial justice protesters has been settled, the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon said Tuesday.

A group of racial justice protesters reached a settlement with the federal government after filing a lawsuit accusing agents of using excessive force in 2020.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Hundreds from different faith communities gathered in Portland to protect undocumented immigrants in our region as federal deportations ramp up under the Trump administration.

Trump's executive order titled “Protecting the meaning and value of American citizenship” aims to end automatic birthright citizenship. The Fourteenth Amendment establishes birthright citizenship, meaning any child born in the U.S. is a citizen, regardless of their parent’s status.

“We are proud to have represented our courageous clients," ACLU of Oregon's legal director, Kelly Simon, said in the news release. “They suffered serious injuries because of federal law ...

“We are proud to have represented our courageous clients," ACLU of Oregon's legal director, Kelly Simon, said in the news release. “They suffered serious injuries because of federal law ...

the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon said Tuesday. The settlement requires the federal government to compensate the individuals who filed the lawsuit for the injuries that federal law ...

A church in northeast Portland welcomed people of any faith or background to share their message that any immigrant is welcome in their sanctuary on Sunday.

Your neighbor might just report you to the government if something you say hurts his feelings. At least, that’s the bleak reality facing Oregon residents and people in other blue jurisdictions, according to an alarming new report.

When it comes to legalizing drugs, the skeptics were right all along — and money, it seems, can’t buy everything.

The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System announced Sunday that schools would reopen for in-person learning after Winter Storm Enzo shut down schools.

Oregon has a Democratic trifecta and a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As of January 27, 2025, there are 23 Republican trifectas ...