MYSTERIOUS: Oregon supreme court - What They Never Told You

Public defender shortage is leading to hundreds of criminal cases being dismissed

The Oregon Supreme Court on Feb. 5, 2026, issued a ruling that will have a wide impact. More than 1,400 criminal cases had to be dismissed, the justices ruled, due to lack of adequate counsel available for defendants.

The Conversation · Mar 3

Knife with 4½" Blade and Rounded Tip Wasn't "Weapon" Forbidden by Probation Condition, Oregon Court Holds

From yesterday's Oregon Supreme Court decision in State v. Cortes, written by Justice Bronson James: Defendant, who is houseless, is… The post Knife with 4½" Blade and Rounded Tip Wasn't "Weapon" Forbidden by Probation Condition, Oregon Court Holds appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Nov 26, 2025

Oregon court bars GOPers who walked out

10 lawmakers disqualified from reelection for walkout that paralyzed legislature for six weeks

Salon · Feb 2, 2024

Trump appeals legal rulings, fights to stay on 2024 ballot

In this breaking news update, we learn that former President Trump's legal battles continue as he files appeals to remain on state ballots in Oregon, Maine...

Top News · Dec 30, 2023

Oregon Supreme Court Orders New Trials for Hundreds Convicted by Split Juries

Oregon was one of only two states that allowed for non-unanimous guilty verdicts until the Supreme Court outlawed them in 2020.

Reason · Jan 3, 2023

Death penalty branded ‘immoral’ as 17 criminals are spared executions by state

Oregon Governor Kate Brown used her executive powers to change the sentences to life in prison without a chance of parole. The Democrat politician has a history of releasing convicts

Daily Mirror · Dec 14, 2022

State judge places a hold on Oregon's gun law and the state says it will appeal

A ruling by a county judge threw the implementation of Oregon's new voter-approved gun law into limbo and the state's attorney general said her office will appeal to the Oregon Supreme Court.

WEKU · Dec 7, 2022

After firing public defense commissioners, new members named

The day after Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters fired all nine members of the state commission that oversees public defense, she said Tuesday that she was appointing four new commissioners and reappointing five commissioners from the previous group

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

The Disclosure Digest: April 5, 2022

In a March 22 filing, three Oregon nonprofit groups asked the Oregon Supreme Court to reconsider its decision on a series of campaign finance ballot measures. On March 18, the court rejected the groups’ request to overturn Secretary of State Shemia Fagan’s (D) decision barring the initiatives from appearing on…

Ballotpedia · Apr 5, 2022

Ex-NY Times columnist ineligible to run for Oregon governor

The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that former New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof is not eligible to run for governor because he does not meet the state’s three-year residency requirement

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022