Oregon Law Review : Vol.102, No.1 (2023)
Permanent URI for this collection
Browse
Browsing Oregon Law Review : Vol.102, No.1 (2023) by Subject "Oregon law"
Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
Results Per Page
Sort Options
Item Open Access Reducing Oregon’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Prioritizing Hydropower and Energy Equity for All Oregonians(University of Oregon School of Law, 2024-05-20) Lowe, DylanOregon created some of the most ambitious carbon-neutral goals of any state in the country. However, Oregon failed to achieve meaningful results in curbing greenhouse gas emissions. This Comment’s thesis states that Oregon’s policies on climate change will continue to have two effects. First, the policies will likely not reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ruling the policies ineffective. Second, the policies will increase energy costs with inequitable effects on communities of color, rural communities, and the unhoused population of Oregon.Item Open Access Beyond an Unreasonable Inference: Introduction of Gang Evidence and Implicit Bias in Oregon Criminal Courts(University of Oregon School of Law, 2024-05-20) Hooker, Kasey AnneThis Comment’s purpose is to analyze the bias exhibited against gang members and suggest solutions for what Oregon can do to prevent juror bias against gang members from corrupting the integrity of jury verdicts. Part I of this Comment will (1) discuss some of the history of racial bias in the United States’ criminal justice system—including the various forms of systemic racism employed throughout the nation, (2) discuss how those laws were based on public opinion fueled by negative racial stereotypes and attitudes, and (3) examine the modern public’s bias toward gang members and how that bias derives from racial animus. Part II will use a behavioral realism framework to discuss how implicit bias against gang members negatively influences decisions in the jury room. Finally, Part III will discuss two possible alternatives for rectifying this issue in Oregon: a revision to the Oregon Evidence Code or an Oregon Supreme Court rule that would limit the admissibility of gang evidence as character evidence under the prior bad acts rule.