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UPDATE MAY 9, 11:00 am: Absent Republicans again left the Senate short of a quorum on Tuesday. Sen. Dick Anderson, R-Lincoln City, attended the session, as he has every day
A public defender in Marion County has filed an unusual request with the Oregon Supreme Court asking the justices to remove some of their clients and block future appointments. The lawyer, Shannon Wilson, says they and their colleagues have been assigned too many clients and can no longer meet the ethical and legal obligations of defending those charged with crimes. The legal effort playing out in Marion County is a novel approach, one that relies on data and focuses on the ethical and legal obligations of court appointed attorneys, rather than the violation of constitutional rights of those c...
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Lawmakers in the Oregon House passed legislation Monday that makes sweeping expansions in the state’s abortion law.
When opening is the result of a scandal, 'you tend to be more careful,' Roberts says, but Kulongoski says there's still wide latitude for an appointment.