The City Can't Fire Its Own Cops
Sarah Mirk
Portland Mercury
September 25, 2012
Who's in charge of deciding whether police officers can be fired? In Portland, not the police commissioner.
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Third Northwest activist jailed for staying silent
Natasha Lennard
Salon.com
October 11, 2012
“Today is October 10th, 2012, and I am ready to go to prison,” announced 24-year-old Leah-Lynn Plante yesterday. By Thursday morning, the Portland activist was in custody and could remain incarcerated in a U.S. federal prison for 18 months, although she has not been charged with a crime.
Occupy Arrestees Win Their Right to Full Trials—Even Though They May Not Need It
Hannah Hoffman
Willamette Week
February 9, 2012
The estimated 160 people arrested during Occupy Portland protests in the past five months have won the right to jury trials—a legal victory that advocates say will force prosecutors to mount a case in every arrest.