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Thus the Oregon Supreme Court can hear appeals for cases based on both federal and state law. [11] Although the U.S. Supreme Court is the only court that can overturn decisions of the Oregon court, Oregon Supreme Court decisions as to federal law are only binding on other Oregon state level courts. [11]
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]
Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith, 494 U.S. 872 (1990), is a United States Supreme Court case that held that the state could deny unemployment benefits to a person fired for violating a state prohibition on the use of peyote even though the use of the drug was part of a religious ritual.
The Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court would oversee the Senate trial, further removing partisan bias.” Cons While lawmakers included safeguards, James said impeachment could still be ...
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled on Thursday in favor of the Secretary of State's interpretation of Measure 113, disqualifying for reelection 10 Republican senators who had 10 or more unexcused ...
The Oregon measure was passed after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June 2022 created new standards for judges weighing gun laws. That decision fueled a national upheaval in the legal landscape for ...
Oregon, Petitioner v. Michael James Elstad: ... Case opinions; Majority: O'Connor, joined by Burger, White, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist ... 470 U.S. 298 (1985), was a ...
The Oregon Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday in a lawsuit filed by Republican state senators who boycotted the Legislature for a record six weeks earlier this year and want to run for ...