Oregon lawmakers are floating a proposal to recriminalize minor drug possession, a move that would gut the most controversial part of Oregon’s voter-approved drug law.
Law school graduates will be able to practice after 675 hours working with a licensed attorney in the state and an examination of their work by the State Board of Bar Examiners. Law school graduates will soon be able to practice law in Oregon without passing the bar exam, the Oregon Supreme Court decided Tuesday. The ruling comes at a time when questions about the equity and effectiveness of the bar exam and other standardized tests and whether they are accurate measurements of ability and learning are increasingly prominent in the discourse around higher ed.
An Oregon Supreme Court decision, stemming from a 2018 arrest in Tigard, is likely to prompt a second look from a legislative committee and initiative advocates about revising drug-law enforcement.
State Rep. Jason Kropf, D-Bend, and state Sen. Tim Knopp, R-Bend, were chief sponsors of a bill that increased the statute of limitations for some sex crimes in Oregon. The
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