The Oregon Department of Justice intends to appeal a federal judge’s order granting the request of a DEA agent to move his criminal case to federal court so he can assert immunity from prosecution. The state agency said Tuesday that the case should be tried in Marion County Circuit Court because Samuel T. Landis, 38, has no valid federal defense in for running a stop sign and killing Salem cyclist Marganne Allen while on duty.
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Oregon Attorney General investigating Fox News for possible lawsuit
Oregon’s attorney general is considering a suit against Fox News’ parent company over losses to state employee retirement funds because the channel broadcast false claims about the 2020 election.
New task force examines overlooked issue of labor trafficking in Oregon
Ellen Rosenblum, Oregon attorney general Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has launched a new task force intended to address the overlooked issue of forced labor. In 2007, lawmakers passed a bill creating the crime of involuntary servitude, where a person forces, threatens or coerces another person into performing labor or[Read More…]
Attorney General sues Johnson & Johnson over surgical implants
Ellen Rosenblum, Oregon attorney general SALEM – Johnson & Johnson failed to disclose potential debilitating and dangerous complications posed by devices implanted in at least 3,700 women in Oregon, according to a lawsuit filed by state Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum. The lawsuit alleges that the New Jersey-based medical and consumer[Read More…]