Conrad Wilson

1 month ago | opb.org | Conrad Wilson

Immigration advocates and civil rights attorneys in Oregon on Monday, pushed back against the Trump administration’s use of a seldom-invoked, wartime authority to enforce federal immigration law. On Saturday, the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a wartime authority that would allow the executive to speed deportations, targeting a Venezuelan gang. The act requires the president to declare the country is at war, giving him the power to speed deportations.

1 month ago | klcc.org | Conrad Wilson |Michelle Wiley

In a unanimous ruling Wednesday, the Oregon Court of Appeals approved a measure that would further regulate the purchase of firearms and ammunition across the state. The opinion finds Ballot Measure 114 does not violate the state constitution. This overturns a 2023 decision from an Eastern Oregon judge.

1 month ago | opb.org | Conrad Wilson

Measure 114, which was narrowly approved by Oregon voters in 2022, bans the purchase of magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition and requires a permit for anybody purchasing a firearm. The measure never went into effect after it faced a number of legal challenges, but on Wednesday the Oregon Court of Appeals declared the measure constitutional. This overturns a 2023 decision from an Eastern Oregon judge who ruled it violated Oregon law.

1 month ago | opb.org | Conrad Wilson |Michelle Wiley

In ruling Wednesday, the Oregon Court of Appeals approved a measure that would further regulate the purchase of firearms and ammunition across the state. The opinion finds Ballot Measure 114 is constitutional. This overturns a 2023 decision from an Eastern Oregon judge who found it violated Oregon law. “We conclude that all of Measure 114 is facially constitutional,” the court wrote in an 25-page opinion published Wednesday.

1 month ago | heraldandnews.com | Conrad Wilson |Michelle Wiley

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