23+ hour, 4+ min ago   (734+ words) Federal protest prosecutions that began on Portland streets are returning to Oregon courtrooms this fall, where the U.S. Department of Justice faces an uneven record in converting allegations of assaults against federal officers into felony convictions when defendants take their cases…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (1055+ words) Former Clackamas County Commissioner Melissa Fireside, already wanted in Oregon under an expanding collection of felony charges, has been indicted in federal court on two counts of wire fraud while authorities continue efforts to locate her and return her to…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (918+ words) A dispute that began amid contentious budget reductions and academic program closures at Lane Community College has moved into federal court, where a former student alleges college administrators and board officials violated his constitutional rights by barring him from campus…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (375+ words) Federal authorities are expanding a nationwide crackdown on commercial trucking violations after a three-day enforcement operation across four Midwestern states produced 86 arrests, 766 out-of-service orders and nearly $1 million in recovered stolen cargo. Operation Highway Shield moved through Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (892+ words) Construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom and military complex at the White House will continue after the U.S. Supreme Court intervened Monday in a legal battle that has followed the project from the demolition of the East Wing through months of accelerated…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (507+ words) The Oregon Department of Justice has closed its review of six complaints alleging misconduct by federal law-enforcement officers in Portland and Eugene, determining that none will proceed to a full criminal investigation after months of examination by state authorities. An…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago   (405+ words) A federal judge has invalidated a Trump administration policy that suspended immigrant visa issuance for nationals of 75 countries, overturning a sweeping State Department directive that had halted thousands of applicants from proceeding through portions of the legal immigration system based…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (986+ words) Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew R. Haden, a longtime federal prosecutor who twice served as acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California, was found dead Wednesday, Aug. 19, inside a federal building in downtown San Diego. He was 48. Haden was discovered inside the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (857+ words) A financial investigation spanning years of business operations, unpaid employment taxes, deceptive loan applications and the misuse of another person’s identity reached its federal conclusion Friday when a Jacksonville businessman was sentenced to more than three years in prison, while…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (822+ words) Stephen E. Fitch has rejected a request to dismiss his claims against Josephine County Sheriff David Daniel, keeping the sheriff directly involved in a federal civil rights dispute that grew from confrontations over public meetings, courthouse activity, citizen complaints and allegations…...