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Maxine Bernstein
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Maxine Bernstein
@maxoregonian
Covers law enforcement and federal court for The Oregonian
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Portland, OR
Joined December 2010
- BREAKING: US District Judge Marco Hernandez has found city of Portland in contempt of his order restricting use of less-lethal impact munitions. He ruled that Portland police violated order 3x on June 30 when police attempted to disperse protesters outside police union office.
- Friends of Micah Fletcher, who survived knife attack on MAX train Friday , posted this on a gofundme site to raise money for his recovery:
- Judge dismissed case w/ prejudice against Cliven Bundy, 2 sons and Ryan Payne with prejudice , finding flagrant misconduct by prosecution and FBI #Bundytrial
- Woman hit by car twice. dragged and killed in SE Portland ID'd as Jean Gerich, 77. Would have turned 78 in 12 days. "She beat cancer five years ago. She received her first vaccination shot last week and was overjoyed to get out in the world again," her family said in a statement.
- Multnomah County Judge Heidi Moawad just sentenced self- proclaimed Proud Boy Alan Swinney to 10 years in prison - story to come - background here:
- BREAKING NEWS: Grand jury indicts Portland police officer on assault charge stemming from use of baton during protest last summer - first Mult Cty prosecution of an officer stemming from use of force during a protest
- Replying to @maxoregonianMan shot by police is white . He was taken by ambulance to a hospital. Officer who fired shots is Black.
- Former NBA player and West Linn resident Brian Grant speaks at anti-racism rally organized by his sons Jaydon Grant and Amani Grant at West Linn’s Willamette Park
00:00 - Lawyers in Chapman Square calling for a safe space for people to protest
- 4 homicides in Portland within 24 hours: Fri, 2:14 am man shot on SE 148th, died at hospital. Fri.,11:30 am, man fatally stabbed at West Burnside & NW 3rd Ave. . Fri., 8:34 pm, fatal stabbing at NW Broadway & Couch St. Sat., 1:22 am, man fatally shot, NE Sandy/162nd
- Man who walked through Portland’s downtown with airsoft rifle pleads guilty to menacing, unlawful use of firearm
- Judge Navarro declared mistrial after finding 6 willful Brady violations by the prosecutors #bundytrial
