Among the Republican members of Congress who filed a brief Wednesday were Reps. Jim Jordan, of Ohio, Jim Sensenbrenner, of Wisconsin, and Greg Walden, of Oregon. . ..…

Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, said he doesn't believe Congress should enable the executive branch to designate groups as domestic terrorists. . ..…

In addition to opposition by 20 states and civil rights organizations, led by the American Civil Liberties Union, the rule has been denounced by mayors, state lawmakers, governors and more than 200 members of Congress, including the Pro-Choice Caucus and caucuses representing Black, Latinx and Asian..…

There are members of Congress today, including Republican Rep. Justin Amash  of Michigan and Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, who have publicly rejected Trump’s claim that he can order a military strike against Iran at his discretion.The question is whether others in Congress..…

Eight members of Congress, including four from Oregon, as well as environmental history professors, eco-justice ministers, dozens of international lawyers, scientists and public health experts have filed the other briefs. . ..…

'Stonewalling Congress on witnesses and the unredacted Mueller report only enhances the President's appearance of guilt, and as a result, he has pushed Congress to a point where we must start an impeachment inquiry,' Pocan said. . 19. ... Earl Blumenauer of Oregon . Blumenauer released a..…

After unsuccessful attempts by members of Congress to overturn Oregon’s law, U.S. ..…

Bush used the offshore drilling law to ban leases off the coasts of Florida, California, Washington, Oregon, and Massachusetts, but the withdrawal only lasted 10 years. Congress, meanwhile, has a current moratorium on offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico that expires in June 2022...…

Governors of Connecticut, Illinois, New Jersey, Oregon, Washington, Rhode Island, and Hawaii also joined Cuomo’s fight against the SALT deduction limit. They’ve urged Congress to reverse it. . Repealing Cap Benefits Rich . ..…

After President Donald Trump declared a national emergency on Feb 15 to fund a border wall, 16 states on Monday filed a federal lawsuit challenging Trump's move to circumvent Congress. . Attorney generals from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan,..…

A House Republican leader, Representative Greg Walden of Oregon, declared at the time, . “The principle there is separation of powers, constitutional authorities that Congress appropriates the money.” . . ..…

Meanwhile, during the first weeks of the new Congress, members of the House and Senate have been active around preserving the INF Treaty and related issues. . Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley and nine other senators – all Democrats except Independent Sen. ..…

If that somehow had been applied to eliminate failed states, Delaware, Nebraska, Oregon, and Nevada would have been eliminated. . That apportionment act also set the uniform election date for Congress (which was not uniformly applied until 1958), and the requirement that paper ballots be..…

Elizabeth was active in the National Congress of American Indians and General Federation of Women's Clubs. Once in Oregon, she continued advocating for education, encouraging women to go to college and become leaders of Native communities. . ..…

First elected to Congress in 2012, she represents Oregon’s 1st Congressional District. ..…

A broad coalition of religious interests reacted with alarm to the decision in Oregon vs. ... In 1993, they persuaded Congress to adopt the sweeping Religious Freedom Restoration Act, even though they were not able to cite a single instance of government discrimination against religion in..…

Yet Dossett, a married father of two whose main residence is in the state of Oregon, remains employed at the organization. John Dossett, a long-serving attorney at the National Congress of American Indians, is seen in a 2016 photo at an NCAI event in Washington, D.C. ..…

The new state law makes the Golden State the largest to restrain the use of technology in policing, following Oregon and New Hampshire. . ... Congress develops legislation that would curb or even halt the technology. ..…

In addition, nearly 500 cities, towns and counties – including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia – have called for an amendment, and more than 140 members of the 2013 Congress are sponsoring an amendment. .  July 4, 2013: Oregon becomes 16th state to call for an..…

Most politically savvy folks predicted proponents would rush to bring Oregon's law to other states and opponents would push Congress to alter Controlled Substances Act. ..…

But the ruling also leaves open the possibility that Republican-controlled Congress could amend the federal drug-control laws and forbid physicians from prescribing lethal medications. In 1994, however, Oregon's voters approved Death With Dignity Act, which authorized doctors to..…

That year, the court ruled that Oregon could punish Native Americans for smoking peyote, even. To undo that decision, Congress enacted Religious Freedom Restoration Act in 1993, must prove they had no other option before imposing any substantial burden on religious practice. ..…

Congress acted after Supreme Court allowed Oregon to deny unemployment benefits to two drug counselors. Congress, seeing the threat, decided that it would grant protection as matter of law. ..…