The Oregon Legislature is currently deciding how to tinker with the state's public defense system to meet the surge in criminal defendants going without attorneys.

Jacob Fitzgerald pleaded guilty to four cases across Multnomah and Washington counties, including a 2022 homicide where he ...

The number of Oregonians without counsel has reached an all-time high. Many fear the current crisis is eroding the trust and ...

A letter from the Oregon District Attorneys Association (ODAA), which was listed as public testimony on the state legislature's website, to the Senate Committee on Judiciary asks that all three ...

Under the bill, county juvenile departments would automatically ... Chotzen said the bill was drafted with input from the Oregon District Attorneys Association and juvenile justice departments.

(KOIN) – Two days after the Trump administration announced mass firings at the Department of Education, the attorneys general of Oregon and Washington ... and the District of Columbia.

Washington County's I Do Wall — a large chalkboard at the Washington County Courthouse that couples can sign when they get their marriage license — has seen thousands of names, each couple ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a group of 15 attorneys general issuing guidance for K-12 schools, colleges and universities on diversity, equity, inclusion ...

For several years now, Oregon has been violating people’s constitutional rights to counsel. The familiar refrain, “You have a ...