AltWeeklies Wire
Access Deniednew
Systematic statewide abuse of Oregon public records laws thwarts the people's right to know.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
05-31-2016 |
Civil Liberties
Apathy Made Visiblenew
In Eugene, Oregon — home of the University of Oregon and the Ducks and counterculture — a cavalier city government is chipping away at public space, one city square at a time.
Eugene Weekly |
Alex V. Cipolle |
11-24-2015 |
Civil Liberties
To Be or Not to Be Charlienew
Pushing the borderlines of free expression.
Eugene Weekly |
Laeitita Béraud and Andy Singer |
01-20-2015 |
Civil Liberties
The Ire of the Tiger: Wayne Morse and Free Speech Plazanew
The "Tiger of the Senate" the late Sen. Wayne Morse's namesake "free speech plaza" has been given time limits, but protesters say that free speech doesn't have a curfew.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
09-30-2013 |
Civil Liberties
Do Not Come to Downtown Eugene, Do Not Expect Rightsnew
For the past two years and change, downtown Eugene has been boxed in by an imaginary but supposedly legal zone of exclusion. This zone has been dubbed — in somewhat Orwellian fashion — the Downtown Public Safety Zone.
Eugene Weekly |
Rick Levin |
08-20-2010 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: DPSZ
Oregon Eco-Activist Sent to Secretive New Prisonnew
The federal government has begun creating special prison units for terrorists, and eco-saboteur Daniel McGowan has been sent to the newest "communication management unit" (CMU) in Marion, Ill., possibly in retaliation for his continued environmental activism while behind bars.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
12-07-2008 |
Civil Liberties
Why is Homeland Security Watching Eugene's Activists?new
The Department of Homeland Security's monitoring of a peaceful anti-pesticide group led to the arrest and violent Tasering of a 19-year-old university student by local police.
Eugene Weekly |
Camilla Mortensen |
06-26-2008 |
Civil Liberties
White House Brownshirts?new
The mysterious "men in black" who kicked a protester out of a Dick Cheney rally may likely have been secret White House operatives.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
02-16-2006 |
Civil Liberties
An Unwelcome 'No'new
In a chilling testament to the state of free speech in America, Perry Patterson is being charged with criminal trespass for saying "No" at a 2004 campaign rally featuring Dick Cheney.
Eugene Weekly |
Kera Abraham |
02-09-2006 |
Civil Liberties
