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The Justice Department is releasing new guidelines, grants to fight hate crimes
Leaders in the civil rights community are pushing the department and other cabinet agencies to take more aggressive action.

Former Bend city councilor says transphobic, racist bullying led to resignation
Rita Schenkelberg quit their time in office on Wednesday, burned out on public life halfway through a four-year term, leaving the Bend city council less diverse.

In Buffalo, Biden mourns mass shooting victims, says ‘evil will not win’
President Joe Biden on Tuesday condemned the poison of white supremacy and said the nation must “reject the lie” of the racist “replacement theory” espoused by the shooter who killed 10 Black people in Buffalo.

Judge ends Oregon ban on real estate ‘love letters’
A federal judge on Wednesday concluded that Oregon’s law banning real estate “love letters” is unconstitutional.
Clatskanie High School on probation after racist behavior probe
An investigator has determined that Clatskanie High School girls basketball players in Northwest Oregon “more likely than not” used racist language against members of the De La Salle team during a game in Clatskanie last December.

International student at Willamette law school alleges she was expelled due to disability discrimination
Willamette law dismissed Charlie Li after concluding she violated the school's honor code, which Li denies. She says the barriers she faced as an international student with disabilities left her too often feeling unsupported by the institution.

Protests against racist, threatening social media posts held outside Eugene high schools
Dozens of people gathered outside two Eugene high schools Wednesday in solidarity against racial harassment and threats against students.
Offensive place names in Oregon have been slow to change. Here’s why
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland issued orders earlier this month declaring the word “squaw” derogatory and establishing a faster way to change offensive place names. Oregon has had a similar rule since 2001, but over 50 features in the state still use the word.

A new Oregon law will soon protect Black people against discrimination for their hairstyles
Starting Jan. 1, the CROWN Act will make it illegal in Oregon to discriminate against Black people for their hairstyles.
‘It took an emotional toll’: One Black employee’s experience at the Oregon Employment Department
An outside law firm is investigating allegations of discrimination at the Employment Department. The agency recently settled a different claim.