/tags/oregon-supreme-court Oregon Supreme Court en-US Copyright Thu, 09 May 2024 14:02:05 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-05-09/woman-released-from-prison-after-oregon-supreme-court-rules-governor-exceed-authority The state’s high court ruled Gov. Tina Kotek didn’t have the power to revoke a commutation after a person completed their sentence. The justices wrote that Terri Lee Brown’s “imprisonment is unlawful.” Kotek revoked Brown’s commutation last year. Thu, 09 May 2024 14:02:05 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-05-09/woman-released-from-prison-after-oregon-supreme-court-rules-governor-exceed-authority Conrad Wilson /law-and-justice/2024-02-01/oregon-supreme-court-rules-that-republican-senators-who-walked-out-last-year-cant-seek-reelection In an opinion that could have reverberations for the upcoming legislative session, the court sided with state elections officials’ interpretation of the ballot measure voters approved aiming to end legislative walkouts. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 22:05:37 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-02-01/oregon-supreme-court-rules-that-republican-senators-who-walked-out-last-year-cant-seek-reelection Dirk VanderHart /law-and-justice/2024-01-12/oregon-supreme-court-defers-to-u-s-supreme-court-in-trump-ballot-access-case The Oregon Supreme Court will defer to the U.S. Supreme Court and won’t hear a court case challenging former President Donald Trump’s ability to appear on Oregon ballots. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 23:50:02 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-01-12/oregon-supreme-court-defers-to-u-s-supreme-court-in-trump-ballot-access-case Julia Shumway /politics-government/2024-01-08/looming-2024-election-poses-big-questions-for-oregon-voters Court battles and big congressional races set the stage for an intense election year. Mon, 08 Jan 2024 23:10:39 GMT /politics-government/2024-01-08/looming-2024-election-poses-big-questions-for-oregon-voters Julia Shumway /law-and-justice/2024-01-03/trump-says-in-court-filing-he-must-be-allowed-in-oregon-primary A case before the Oregon Supreme Court seeks to block Trump from the ballot because of his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Wed, 03 Jan 2024 13:35:38 GMT /law-and-justice/2024-01-03/trump-says-in-court-filing-he-must-be-allowed-in-oregon-primary Dirk VanderHart /law-and-justice/2023-12-15/oregon-supreme-court-weighs-arguments-from-senators-seeking-to-run-for-reelection Five Republican senators are suing to overturn Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade’s ruling that they can’t run for reelection. Fri, 15 Dec 2023 13:40:47 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-12-15/oregon-supreme-court-weighs-arguments-from-senators-seeking-to-run-for-reelection Ben Botkin /law-and-justice/2023-11-03/federal-judge-gives-oregon-7-days-to-find-lawyers-for-defendants-or-release-them-from-jail “The problem is institutional, and it is statewide,” U.S. District Court Judge Michael McShane wrote. Sat, 04 Nov 2023 02:01:30 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-11-03/federal-judge-gives-oregon-7-days-to-find-lawyers-for-defendants-or-release-them-from-jail Conrad Wilson /law-and-justice/2023-10-14/oregon-supreme-court-dismisses-case-challenging-state-public-defense-system The Oregon Supreme Court late Friday dismissed a case designed to force changes in the state’s troubled public defense system. Sat, 14 Oct 2023 14:48:42 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-10-14/oregon-supreme-court-dismisses-case-challenging-state-public-defense-system Conrad Wilson /law-and-justice/2023-10-06/public-defender-at-heart-of-oregon-supreme-court-case-changes-jobs-prompting-state-questions Attorneys with the Oregon Department of Justice say a case that cuts at the heart of the state’s overwhelmed public defense system – and that’s currently before the Oregon Supreme Court – could be moot because the attorney at the center of the debate has left his job. But they’ve stopped short of asking the justices to toss out the case. Sat, 07 Oct 2023 00:34:44 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-10-06/public-defender-at-heart-of-oregon-supreme-court-case-changes-jobs-prompting-state-questions Conrad Wilson /law-and-justice/2023-09-27/oregons-top-court-asked-to-decide-if-gop-senators-who-boycotted-legislature-can-be-reelected The Oregon Court of Appeals on Monday asked the state’s highest court to decide whether Republican state senators who carried out a record-setting GOP walkout this year can run for reelection. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 13:41:20 GMT /law-and-justice/2023-09-27/oregons-top-court-asked-to-decide-if-gop-senators-who-boycotted-legislature-can-be-reelected Andrew Selsky / AP