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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

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

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