civil rights

Published on: April 1, 2014

Oregon Justice Resource Center

By Laura Orr

“The Oregon Justice Resource Center assists with trial and appellate litigation on behalf of indigent, prisoner, and low-income clients in federal and state courts on a range of civil liberties and civil rights matters, including but not limited to the death penalty, immigrant rights, and unfair procedural barriers to the courts. Donate to the OJRC....” [Link to OJRC.]

Published on: June 24, 2011

Civil Liberties Debate: John Yoo – Steve Wax, Alaska Debate Transcript on DVD

By Laura Orr

My law library now has a copy of the DVD (2 disks):

Alaska Bar Association: “Excerpt from 2011 Convention, Fairbanks, AK: The Balance Between Security & Civil Liberties in War Times,”

featuring UC-Berkely Law Professor John Yoo (former White House attorney under George W. Bush) and Steve Wax (Oregon Federal Public Defender)

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Published on: October 30, 2008

Section 1983 Litigation

By Laura Orr

Speaking of Washington State, visit the King County Law Library website if you want a good starting place for learning about Section 1983 litigation (i.e. 42 U.S.C. §1983), take a look at their Section 1983 Civil Right Litigation Research Guide.