HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

What Oregon says on vagrant camps

Written July 5th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

The Supreme Court’s Grants Pass decision upheld the right of cities to prohibit camping on public property. But don’t expect the ruling to make a difference in what you see on Albany streets.


Good job on voting rights

Written June 25th, 2013 by

As soon as the Supreme Court came out with its ruling striking down a key section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, President Obama and others complained. They made it sound as though voting rights were in grave danger. But the critics are completely off base. Citizens can find out what the court actually […]


Still fuzzy on racial preferences

Written June 24th, 2013 by

The latest Supreme Court opinion on racial discrimination shows that we’re still a long, long way from putting that problem behind us. The basic principle is that under the Constitution, it’s wrong for the government to treat people differently because of their race. But the court has made exceptions in the area of admissions to […]


Marriage: May the court step back

Written March 27th, 2013 by

If the Supreme Court is smart — and the justices certainly are — it will decline to outlaw as unconstitutional state laws against same-sex marriage. The court will instead leave this issue to be decided in the states, where in some cases the decision in favor of this change has already been made. All the media reports […]


 
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