Woman released from prison after Oregon Supreme Court rules governor exceeded authority

By Conrad Wilson (OPB)
May 9, 2024 12:08 a.m.

The state’s high court ruled Gov. Tina Kotek didn’t have the power to revoke a commutation after a person completed their sentence. The justices wrote that Terri Lee Brown’s “imprisonment is unlawful.” Kotek revoked Brown’s commutation last year.