Oregon First “achievements” created a blueprint used by policymakers in other states and at the federal level to identify, surveil, and punish people considered dangerous internal enemies. Studying Oregon helps us see that blueprint, to understand how and why people created it, and suggests the...
The Justice Department and private advocacy groups have sued state governments in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Oregon, Tennessee, Oaklahoma and many other states for violating the constitutional rights of mentally retarded residents of state-run institutions. In a number of cases, lawsuits have charged th...