Oregon DOJ Receives 2nd Annual Sanctuary Promise Report from Criminal Justice Commission
Oregon was the first state in the nation to become a sanctuary state when leaders enacted a law in 1987 prohibiting state and local law enforcement and government agencies from assisting federal authorities with immigration enforcement. In 2021, the Oregon Legislature passed HB 3265, dubbed Oregon’s “Sanctuary Promise Act” – to further strengthen existing sanctuary… View Article
Posted in on July 24, 2023Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) Annual Bias Report Shows Troubling Growth in Hate and Bias Incidents Statewide
The Oregon Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Unit today released an update on the work of DOJ’s statewide Bias Response Hotline via the annual Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) report. Each year the CJC, whose mission is to improve the legitimacy, efficiency, and effectiveness of state and local criminal justice systems, releases a July 1 report on hate and… View Article
Posted in on June 30, 2023AG Rosenblum to Testify Four Times This Week Before Oregon Legislature
It’s a big week for Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum’s legislative policy priorities in the Oregon Legislature. Attorney General Rosenblum will testify today before committees of the Oregon Legislature on three of her top priorities for 2023: supporting access to the full range of reproductive and gender-affirming health care, improving our state’s response to labor trafficking, and… View Article
Posted in on March 20, 2023Oregon Attorney General Announces 2023 Legislative Package
AG’s slate of bills focuses on protecting Oregonians As the 2023 Oregon Legislature gets underway today, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum also announced her legislative policy priorities for the legislative session. The AG’s proposed legislation arises in large part from two long-standing Attorney General task forces that helped develop major bills around comprehensive consumer privacy… View Article
Posted in on January 17, 2023Oregon DOJ Updates Legislature on Bias Response and Sanctuary Promise Hotlines
The Oregon Department of Justice’s Civil Right Unit today updated the Oregon legislature on the work of DOJ’s Bias Response and Sanctuary Promise Hotlines, sharing with the House Judiciary Committee that in the first 8 months of 2022 there has been a 55% increase in the number of reports to the Bias Hotline. Each year the Criminal Justice Commission… View Article
Posted in on September 23, 2022Reports of Hate and Bias Increase Per 3rd Annual Statewide Report
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today received the third annual report from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) on data from 2021 regarding hate crimes and bias incidents in Oregon. The Oregon DOJ Bias Response Hotline (Hotline) received the most reports in its history, with 1,683 reports made to the Hotline in 2021. Of these reports,… View Article
Posted in on July 1, 2022Oregon Launches Statewide Sanctuary Promise Hotline
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today launched a new statewide Sanctuary Promise Hotline. Anyone can and should report suspected violations of Oregon sanctuary laws to the hotline in any language. Oregon’s long-standing sanctuary laws restrict state and local law enforcement as well as all state and local government agencies from collecting, storing, or sharing information… View Article
Posted in on April 1, 2022AG Rosenblum Receives 2nd Annual Report on Hate and Bias in Oregon: Data show 134% Increase
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum last night received the second annual report from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC) on 2020 data on hate crimes and bias incidents in Oregon. In total, 1,101 reports were made to the Oregon DOJ Bias Response Hotline (Hotline) in 2020–a 134% surge in reporting in the second half of… View Article
Posted in on July 2, 2021Oregon Legislature Adds Protected Class of “Gender Identity” to Oregon Statutes
Oregon Governor Kate Brown today signed HB 3041, which clarifies existing anti-discrimination protections by adding “gender identity” to all Oregon laws that use “sexual orientation” in the text of the law. HB 3041 was introduced at the request of Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle and Basic Rights Oregon. “I want to commend the… View Article
Posted in on June 25, 2021Oregon DOJ’s 2021 “Community Conversations” Series Underway
The Oregon Department of Justice is seeking input from communities impacted by inequity to help improve services and access to justice for crime victims and survivors. The third annual Community Conversations, which began June 2nd and runs through July 30th, are comprised of 21 online listening sessions focusing on the experiences of diverse communities. “Sadly, we… View Article
Posted in on June 14, 2021