Oregon Legislature

Oregon Passes Nation's First Forest Practices Act, Drafted by Timber Industry to Preempt Federal Regulation

1971-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The Oregon Legislature passes and Governor Tom McCall signs the Oregon Forest Practices Act, the nation’s first comprehensive forest management legislation, which becomes effective in 1972. While portrayed as environmental protection, the Act represents a sophisticated regulatory capture …

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Muller v. Oregon: Brandeis Brief Upholds Women's Labor Protections Using Paternalistic Reasoning

1908-02-24 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The Supreme Court unanimously upheld an Oregon law limiting women’s workdays to ten hours in Muller v. Oregon, creating a narrow exception to the anti-labor Lochner doctrine. Attorney Louis Brandeis filed a revolutionary 113-page brief containing only two pages of legal argument and over 100 …

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