Edward Snowden revealed to the world the great extent of government overreach and mass surveillance on a national scale. As the 2015 Oregon Legislature convenes in Salem next week, curbing warrantless spying here at home should be at the top of its agenda ...
31 Jan 2015 - Becky Straus
Big news last week put Oregon at the forefront of a national movement to disentangle local law enforcement agencies from the harmful practices of federal immigration enforcement, throwing a wrench in the ongoing, devastating deportation dragnet. Sheriff ...
6 May 2014 - Becky Straus
After the third year in a row of a disappointingly vague report from the Portland Police Bureau on its cooperation with the Joint Terrorism Task Force, frustrated City Council members appear ready to revisit Portland’s nebulous relationship with the FBI. ...
16 Apr 2014 - Becky Straus
At a recent discussion about government surveillance hosted by the City Club of Portland, Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer were asked what role states must play in protecting Americans from the ever-increasing domestic spying acti ...
12 Sep 2013 - Becky Straus