Emanuel Displaced Persons Association 2 et al v. City of Portland et al
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3:22-cv-01896
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December 01, 2023
Oregon Suit Over Displacement Of Blacks Moves Forward
An Oregon federal judge on Friday declined to dismiss a wide-ranging suit alleging the city of Portland, Oregon, and a hospital organization conspired to conduct urban-renewal clearances of a historically Black neighborhood from the late 1950s to the early 1970s.
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October 03, 2023
Judge Questions Dismissal Bid In Oregon Urban Renewal Suit
A federal court judge appeared skeptical Tuesday of efforts by the city of Portland, Oregon, and a hospital group to dismiss local residents' claims of racially motivated urban renewal during the mid-20th century.
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April 06, 2023
Black Families Fight To Keep Ore. Urban Renewal Suit Alive
Several Black families fought a Portland hospital's dismissal motion against their suit alleging that urban renewal efforts were used to force out Black residents of a Portland neighborhood decades ago, arguing that they have standing to bring claims on behalf of their ancestors and that their nuisance, conspiracy and unjust enrichment claims aren't time-barred.
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March 01, 2023
Ore. Hospital Wants Out Of Displaced Black Families' Suit
A Portland hospital urged an Oregon federal court to dismiss a suit filed by more than two dozen Black current and former Portland residents who accused the hospital and the city of using urban renewal to drive their ancestors out of the Central Albina neighborhood, arguing that the urban renewal efforts weren't racist, their claims are time-barred and they lack standing.
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December 09, 2022
Portland Accused Of Forcing Out Black Families Decades Ago
More than two dozen Black current and former residents of Portland, Oregon, have accused the city and a hospital of wrongfully destroying homes after deceptively using urban renewal to force hundreds of families out of a predominantly Black neighborhood some 60 years ago.