Author name: Common Sense for Oregon

The Corvallis Gazette-Times reports that Linn County District Attorney Doug Marteeny has filed a lawsuit against Gov. Kate Brown challenging her use of clemency orders to grant nearly 1,000 commutations of prison sentences in Oregon.  READ MORE

The Spokesman-Review, from Spokane, Washington, reports that Perlow, along with Linn County DA Douglas Marteeny and four surviving victims, are asking a Marion County Circuit Court judge to compel Brown, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Oregon Youth Authority and the state’s parole board to “comply with the law.”  READ MORE

KATU, an ABC affiliate, reports that Patty Perlow, the district attorney in Lane County, is a plaintiff in the lawsuit along with Douglas Marteeny, the district attorney in nearby Linn County. Four victims of crimes are also plaintiffs in the lawsuit.  READ MORE

The Register-Guard, from Eugene, reports that Perlow, along with Linn County DA Douglas Marteeny and four surviving victims, are asking a Marion County Circuit Court judge to compel Brown, the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Oregon Youth Authority and the state’s parole board to “comply with the law.” READ MORE

Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that two Oregon district attorneys brought a legal action against Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and the state Department of Corrections, alleging the governor violated constitutional clemency requirements by releasing around 1,000 inmates early under various circumstances in recent years.  READ MORE

Business and Politics Review reports that Oregon Governor Kate Brown is facing a legal challenge over the use of her executive powers to grant clemency to violent criminals, endangering citizens of her state at a time when crime has exploded across Democrat-controlled areas, including Portland which recorded a record number of homicides last year. READ

The Washington Examiner reports that two Oregon district attorneys, as well as the relatives of three homicide victims, have sued the state’s Democratic governor, accusing her of failing to follow the state’s clemency procedures and unlawfully freeing more than 1,000 inmates. READ MORE

The Post Millennial reports that Oregon’s Democrat Governor Kate Brown has made a push for clemency towards criminals, prompting outrage among state prosecutors due to her refusal to address the surge in violent crime.  READ MORE

News Net Daily reports that a massive release of violent criminals is occurring through a process which “violates the legal requirements of law”, stated Kevin Mannix, the president of Common Sense for Oregon and the lawyer whose agency is bringing a lawsuit in opposition to Gov. Kate Brown on behalf of two district attorneys and

Daily Investor Hub reports that two Oregon district attorneys and the families of three murder victims have filed a lawsuit against Democratic Gov. Kate Brown over her approach to granting clemency – arguing that it’s against the law. They claim she’s freed almost 1,000 people without properly notifying the victims or their families in advance.