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List of Oregon ballot measures; California End of Life Option Act; Compassion & Choices of Oregon, providing medical consultation and direct service for persons eligible for the Oregon Death with Dignity law. Death with Dignity National Center, an organization founded to pass and support the law. Massachusetts Death with Dignity Initiative
Gonzales v. Oregon, 546 U.S. 243 (2006), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court which ruled that the United States Attorney General cannot enforce the federal Controlled Substances Act against physicians who prescribed drugs, in compliance with Oregon state law, to terminally ill patients seeking to end their lives, commonly referred to as assisted suicide. [1]
A family of choice refers to a group of people bound by intentional and chosen relationships with a focus on mutual love, trust, and commitment. This is in contrast to a " family of origin ", the biological or adoptive family into which a person is born or raised.
In February 2018, Oregon Council on Civil Rights, in collaboration with the Oregon Justice Resource Center, released a report on the impact of Measure 11 on Oregon's young people and whether the law is out-of-step with legal and scientific developments of recent years. [17]
Oregon Capitol building. The government of the U.S. state of Oregon, as prescribed by the Oregon Constitution, is composed of three government branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. These branches operate in a manner similar to that of the federal government of the United States. [1]
On March 27, 1885, Judge Deady admitted Mary Leonard to the federal bar, the first woman admitted in Oregon. [9] In 1909, Congress added another seat to the court, followed by another judgeship in 1949. [5] On October 20, 1978, Congress passed a law authorizing two more positions on the bench of the Oregon district court. [5]
The Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse is a federal courthouse located in Eugene, Oregon. Completed in 2006, it serves the District of Oregon as part of the Ninth Judicial Circuit . The courthouse is named in honor of former U.S. Senator Wayne Morse who represented Oregon for 24 years in the Senate and was a Eugene area resident.
Oregon Ballot Measure 117, the Ranked-Choice Voting for Federal and State Elections Measure, was a proposed Oregon state initiative that was decided by voters as part ...