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Oregon Supreme Court to hold session at PCC

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PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Community College Criminal Justice and Paralegal programs are sponsoring a visit by the Oregon Supreme Court.

The Court will hear three cases beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9 in Room 104 of the new Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building at the Cascade Campus, 705 N. Killingsworth Street. The hearings are free and open to the public. Attendees need to heed customary courtroom decorum, dress and rules.

The schedule for the day includes:

9 a.m., Davis v. Board of Parole The Court will tackle the question of, “Does standard review used by the Board of Parole comply with federal due process?”

10:30 a.m., Industra/Matrix Joint Venture v. Pope & Talbot, Inc. This case centers on issues regarding arbitration and contract law.

1:30 p.m., State v. Issac Jerome Lane A criminal case involving the charge of escape and the culpable mental state required to prove the crime.

For more information on this event, contact Jim Parks, PCC criminal justice instructor, at 503-978-5236.

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James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at Portland Community College. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »