by Ty Davison | Jul 9, 2025 | News & Commentary
Oregon high school students seek ban on transgender athletes with federal lawsuit – oregonlive.com: The plaintiffs, however, argue Oregon rules violate Title IX, the landmark 1972 law that banned discrimination based on sex in educational settings. Due to the...
by Ty Davison | Jun 29, 2025 | News & Commentary
Gov. Kotek blames transportation package failure on Republicans ‘who just wanted to go home’ • Oregon Capital Chronicle: Gov. Tina Kotek blamed Republicans for the state Legislature’s failure to pass a bill this session that would have provided enough funding for the...
by Ty Davison | May 28, 2025 | News & Commentary
\Beginning in 2027, Senate Bill 551 will ensure that retailers and restaurants can’t offer any form of plastic bags to customers at check out. That’s already true for most single-use plastic bags because of a bill lawmakers passed in 2019. But the law left open the...
by Ty Davison | May 15, 2025 | News & Commentary
Multnomah DA will boycott Portland judge, blocking her from trying serious criminal cases – oregonlive.com: In the lawyerly equivalent to a slap in the face, Multnomah County prosecutors will no longer argue serious criminal cases in the courtroom of Circuit...
by Ty Davison | May 1, 2025 | News & Commentary
A ban on book bans: Oregon bill would protect access to library materials • Oregon Capital Chronicle: The bill does not remove existing standards for determining if a book is appropriate, but it adds the additional requirement that a book cannot be excluded or removed...
