A group of houseless individuals have joined a class-action lawsuit filed against the city of Portland Monday, alleging contractors have been illegally
May 27 2021
Probable cause statements filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court say the informants watched multiple suspects smash windows.
Portland Police Bureau officers largely stayed out of sight during a protest that turned into a riot Tuesday evening, May 25 but the cops say they were able to pick out and arrest those involved in the destruction regardless.
Court documents shed some light on those targeted arrests.
At least two police informants infiltrated the black-clad crowd that gathered downtown on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd s death, with at least one taking photographs and another trailing a young man as he allegedly smashed windows at a Starbucks coffee shop.
Gig workers sue Oregon Employment Department
Lawsuit seeks to compel agency to continue federal benefits or be more specific about denials.
Four workers have gone to federal court to compel the Oregon Employment Department to continue to pay federal benefits to self-employed and gig workers or offer more specific reasons for agency denials based on more detailed proof of employment.
The four workers, represented by the Northwest Workers Justice Project, filed the lawsuit Wednesday, May 19, in U.S. District Court in Portland. The parties made a good faith effort through telephone conferences to resolve the dispute and have been unable to do so, according to the complaint.
A former chief of staff for Sen. Sara Gelser, D–Corvallis, is suing Gelser and the Oregon Legislature, claiming that she was retaliated against for taking medical leave in December of
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