The US Persecution Of A Portland Imam Involved In Challenging The No Fly List

The Justice Department has brought this case when he is in the midst of a rather successful challenge to the government’s authority to deny due process to Americans placed on the No Fly List.

Kevin Gosztola
By Kevin Gosztola
Sheikh Abdirahman Kariye

Presented in partnership with Shadowproof. The United States seeks to deport the imam of the biggest mosque in Oregon, a religious leader who is also a plaintiff in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against the No Fly List. Mohamed Sheikh Abdirahman Kariye, a Somali who entered the US in 1982, stands accused of

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Oregon Law Banning GMO Crop Production Goes Into Effect

The law is the first of its kind in the state of Oregon though similar measures have been passed in various counties in California and in San Juan County, Washington.

Sydney Barakat | AntiMedia
By Sydney Barakat | AntiMedia

(ANTIMEDIA) Last May, Jackson County Oregon voters passed a law to ban the growing of GMO crops. This Saturday, that law came into effect. The law is the first of its kind in the state of Oregon though similar measures have been passed in various counties in California and in San Juan County, Washington. These kinds of laws have proven quite

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Man Gets Prison Sentence For Collecting Rainwater On His Own Property

“They’ve just gotten to be big bullies and if you just lay over and die and give up, that just makes them bigger bullies. So, we as Americans, we need to stand on our constitutional rights, on our rights as citizens and hang tough. This is a good country, we’ll prevail.”

Jackson Marciana | Counter Current News
By Jackson Marciana | Counter Current News

His story quickly went viral after a rural Oregon man was slapped with fines for collecting rain water on his own property. But now, as of last Wednesday, Gary Harrington of Eagle Point, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and more than $1,500 in fines, all because he had three reservoirs on his own property, that he used to collect and use

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Innocent Man Held In Oregon Jail As Material Witness For Over 2 Years

It is believed that Benito may be the longest held material witness in not just the state of Oregon, but in the history of the United States.

SM Gibson | AntiMedia
By SM Gibson | AntiMedia
Benito Vasquez-Hernandez

(ANTIMEDIA) An Oregon man has been held in the Washington County Jail for 897 days and counting… and for what? Benito Vasquez-Hernandez, is being held as a material witness in a murder case. The 59-year-old lives in a tiny cinderblock encased cell. He wears an orange jumpsuit and has been granted the identical freedoms as a killer. He has

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Marijuana Legalization To Be On The Ballot In A Maine City And Oregon

Come November, Alaska, Oregon, and South Portland, Maine, voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana for adults.

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke

It’s official: Voters in Oregon and South Portland, Maine, will decide this fall whether to follow in the footsteps of Colorado and Washington state and legalize marijuana for adults 21 and older in limited quantities. News that voters in Oregon had gathered the some 88,500 signatures needed to place the legalization measure on the November

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Marijuana Legalization Moves Toward A Vote In Oregon

Will the public’s apparent support of marijuana legalization translate into legalization in the fall? And how does Oregon’s proposed law compare to Colorado’s?

Katie Rucke
By Katie Rucke
Rethinking Pot Oregon Legislation

“I don’t use marijuana,” says 80-year-old Margie Harris, a retired teacher living in Oregon, “but as a teacher of 36 years, I can tell you lots of other people use it.” In a new commercial promoting the legalization of marijuana in the state, she explains why she believes prohibition doesn’t work and why she supports a new approach to the

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