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ACLU of Oregon

Last updated Apr 2026

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Oregon affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, providing civil rights legal advocacy, impact litigation, policy work, and Know Your Rights education. Active on trans rights, immigrant rights, criminal legal reform, and reproductive justice. Does not provide direct individual legal representation in most cases, focuses on impact litigation and intake of cases that affect broader policy. For Know Your Rights resources and reporting civil rights violations, ACLU Oregon is a primary resource.

Communities centered

Trans & nonbinaryLGBTQ+Immigrants & refugees

Services offered

Legal aidAdvocacy

Eligibility

Oregonians with civil rights concerns. ACLU prioritizes cases with broader policy impact rather than individual representation.

Location

ACLU of Oregon

PO Box 40585

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