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According to research conducted by AT&T, 77% of American teenagers report that adults close to them instruct them not to text while driving… Yet they see those same adults text or email while they drive. It takes all of us to make safe roads. Take responsibility…

Many people work in jobs that require them to spend a great deal of time behind the wheel: bus drivers, truck drivers, and even construction workers and other people who need to haul a great deal of equipment on a regular basis. Unfortunately, drunk…

No Excuse Makes it Okay People tend to give all kinds of excuses when they are asked why they text while they drive. For most, it is that some texts are too important to be ignored. However, as one grieving mother puts it, no text message is more important…

What Are My Rights After an Arrest? Rights Lawyer in Portland OregonIf you were arrested, you don’t give up all of your rights. But do you know what those rights are and what to do if police violate your rights while you’re in custody? Here is a brief…

Last October, a new law went into effect in Oregon, making it illegal to drive while holding or using an electronic device, such as a cell phone. Now, Eugene Police say that the harsher rules appear to be working. Sgt. Shawn Marsh says that he’s seen…

Today more than two-million inmates live in America’s prisons. According to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), that gives the United States the largest incarcerated population in the world. Prisons in Oregon are overcrowded, understaffed,…

Police officers and other government employees are supposed to protect us and work to uphold our rights as residents of Oregon and the United States. The United States Constitution and the Oregon Constitution provide a number of express civil rights that…

In its most recent data, Oregon received more than 80,000 reports of child abuse or neglect—more than 16,000 in Multnomah County alone—during fiscal year 2017. Authorities investigated almost 44,000 of those reports, and opened about 7,000 cases involving…