Conrad Wilson
Oregon Public BroadcastingConrad Wilson is a reporter and producer covering criminal justice and legal affairs for OPB. Prior to coming to OPB, he was a reporter at Minnesota Public Radio. Before that he ran the news department at an NPR affiliate in Colorado. His work has aired on Marketplace and NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered. He has also written for Mashable, The Oregonian, Business Week, City Pages and The Christian Science Monitor. Conrad earned a degree in international political economics and journalism from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.
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In the latest development in Oregon's public defender crisis, U.S. District Court Judge Michael McShane Tuesday ruled that anyone held in the Washington County jail without a court-appointed lawyer will be released 10 days after their initial court appearance.
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Oregon’s Federal Public Defender filed a class action lawsuit arguing people charged with state crimes in Washington County are being unlawfully held because they’ve not been provided a lawyer.
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Tony Klein was taken immediately into custody after being found guilty on 17 of 19 counts pertaining to sexual assault. The former Oregon Department of Corrections nurse could be sentenced to life in prison.
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In a 122-page written order issued late Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut found banning large capacity magazines and requiring a permit to purchase a firearm are in keeping with “the nation’s history and tradition of regulating uniquely dangerous features of weapons and firearms to protect public safety.”
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A federal judge has signed off on new rules for the Oregon State Hospital with the hope that people in local jails who need to access the psychiatric facility for treatment spend less time waiting.
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In a preliminary ruling, the Oregon Supreme Court found a state court judge erred by forcing a public defender to take a new client, over the objections of the lawyer's employer.
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For the past week, firearms groups argued the state's new gun laws infringe on the protections granted under the Second Amendment. Attorneys for the state argued that high-capacity magazines are inextricably linked to the rise in mass shootings and can be regulated.
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A federal magistrate has ordered that former Oregon Gov. Kate Brown can be deposed in a class-action lawsuit, specifically regarding her role in how the state responded to the coronavirus pandemic inside its prisons. The litigation, first filed in April 2020, represents a massive financial liability for the state.
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Firearms groups who filed lawsuits in federal court in Portland challenging the constitutionality of voter-passed gun laws rested their case Tuesday.
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Senate Bill 337 would make sweeping changes to Oregon’s public defense system, though some worry it erodes independence
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House Bill 2572 would provide the state with new tools to prevent paramilitary activity, which has been unlawful in all 50 states, including Oregon, for decades.
