A group known as the Freedom From Religion Foundation will contest a religious statue they say does not belong on public ground. A U.S. District judge approved a 10-year permit allowing the statue's owners to continue maintaining it at its current site, located atop a...
Federal Appeals
University of Oregon faces discrimination suit after appeal
A gender discrimination lawsuit against the University of Oregon will continue to trial following a successful appeal to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, attracting significant attention due to its potential repercussions for other American universities. The...
University of Oregon alumnus wins student loan appeal
In a move that could have repercussions for the thousands of Oregon residents suffering from severe student loan debt, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled in favor of an Oregon old man who was forced to declare bankruptcy due to student loans that he...
Federal judge rules against Oregon gay marriage ban
Oregon's ban on same-sex marriage has been declared unconstitutional following a decision by a federal appeals judge. The judge heard a case centered on a Portland woman who claims she was denied health care benefits for her spouse, a woman whom she married in Canada....
Court rules against environmentalists in Oregon cattle grazing issue
The 9th U.S. Circuit Appeals Court will not grant a requested injunction that would prohibit livestock owners from allowing their cattle to graze on a 500,000 acre stretch of public land in Oregon, rejecting an environmentalist group's claims that the practice is...
Oregon activists ordered to stop attacks on whalers
A three-person judge panel has ordered the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society to stop attacking Japanese whalers in the Antarctic and reinforced an injunction requiring the group to remain 500 yards away from the whalers' ships at all times. The activist group, which...
Supreme Court prepares for important environmental decision
After several appeals, a lawsuit facing the Oregon Department of Forestry has prompted the U.S. Supreme Court to consider an environmental rule that could have a tremendous impact on logging operations in the state and elsewhere. The nation's highest court is set to...
No-fly list lawsuit headed back to district court
In 2010, a lawsuit was filed against the FBI on behalf of 15 Muslim men who arbitrarily were placed on a secret no-fly list. Their presence on this list means that, due to suspected terrorist affiliations, they are not allowed to fly in U.S. airspace. If they want to...
Protestors win appeal in federal court in Oregon
A group of protesters looking to make their message known in Oregon in 2004 were recently successful with their efforts in a federal appeals court. With the win, the protestors can move forward with their civil litigation against members of the Secret Service. The...
Federal appeals court shoots down wolf advocates
A conservation group that raised litigation in efforts to protect the livelihood of wolves throughout the Northern Rockies was turned back when a federal appeals court shot down its lawsuit recently. The move was made to cease the hunting of these animals, located in...
