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California passed a sanctuary state law to protect immigrants during the first Trump administration. Now, a sheriff wants to test it at the beginning of the second.

The ballot measure to increase penalties for drug and theft-related crimes and to encourage drug diversion programs passed overwhelmingly in November. It took effect in December, but lawmakers still haven't allocated the funds to pay for it.

Oregon construction firms say an order by Gov. Tina Kotek last year mandating union labor in many state projects amounts to an illegal power grab. Now they’re asking a judge to step in.

Cities across California have passed measures banning or restricting encampments following the U.S. Supreme Court giving the go-ahead in a ruling out of Grants Pass, Oregon. Now some attorneys who represent homeless campers are champing at the bit to put these new ordinances before a jury

Homeless people in Grants Pass now have more options for legally camping in the city.

Homeless people in Grants Pass have been granted another temporary reprieve from prosecution.

Teenagers in trouble will soon be offered an off-ramp to a better life, courtesy of other teens in their community.

A California appeals court rules a baker can’t refuse to sell a generic cake to a lesbian couple. It’s part of a series of cases shaping the debate over free speech and anti-discrimination laws.

Portland has joined at least four other cities and counties in a lawsuit against the Trump administration's threat to pull federal funding from jurisdictions with sanctuary laws that limit cooperation with immigration officials.

Jaime Powell claims the clinic, her former employer, didn’t respond adequately after another former employee was charged with sexual abuse for allegedly assaulting his clients.

The Trump administration’s planned undocumented immigration crackdown has spread anxiety in some immigrant communities. We asked Southwestern Oregon sheriffs if their policies on immigration enforcement have changed.

Homeless people in Grants Pass can’t be cited, arrested or prosecuted for camping during the next two weeks. A Josephine County judge issued a temporary restraining order on Monday in a lawsuit against the city over its treatment of homeless people.