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Washington Beer Blog Double Mountain Brewery releases beer to support LGBTQ+ rights By washingtonbeerblog on June 3, 2021 at 9:12 AM Welcome to Pride Month! Breweries across the Northwest are beginning to release their pride-focused beers. We’ll feature them here on the blog as we see them. First up, an IPA and a cider from Double Mountain Brewery and Cidery. Here’s the official announcement. Double Mountain’s Basic Rights IPA Continuing support of LGBTQ+ rights, Double Mountain Brewery and Cidery is proud to release Basic Rights IPA and Pride Cider. Joining forces with...

Oregon legislature passes bill banning 'gay panic' defense in criminal cases Senate Bill 704 throws out legal strategies where the defendant claims that a victim's sexual orientation or gender is to blame for the violent reaction. Posted: May 13, 2021 3:12 PM Updated: May 13, 2021 3:14 PM Posted By: Jamie Parfitt SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday that bans the "gay panic" or "trans panic" defense and their ilk in criminal court proceedings, taking aim at a tactic traditionally used to deflect blame from a defendant accused of violent crimes onto t...

Date Time Appointment of Supreme Court Justice Freeburn Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Minister for Women and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence The Honourable Shannon Fentiman Attorney-General and Minister for Justice Shannon Fentiman today announced the appointment of the newest Justice to the Queensland Supreme Court Trial Division, Paul Freeburn QC. Minister Fentiman said Justice Freeburn had established himself as a professional across both state and federal jurisdictions and brought a wealth of experience to the Supreme Court bench. “Justice Freebu...

Portlanders praise food cart aid, demand public safety reforms during budget hearing Updated 5:04 PM; Today 5:04 PM Facebook Share Calls for Portland to aid struggling food cart vendors, bolster neighborhood business districts and quicken the pace and scale of non-police alternatives to public safety dominated a hearing on the city’s proposed budget. About 70 residents spoke during the three-hour virtual hearing Wednesday night, marking one of the few opportunities for the public to weigh in on Mayor Ted Wheeler’s proposed $5.7 billion spending plan for next year. The mayor unveiled a b...

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