On this episode of Oregon On The Record, host Michael Dunne talks with U.S. District Court Judge Mustafa Kasubhai about the role of the federal judiciary, judicial restraint and how checks and balances function during times of political pressure. Kasubhai also explains how federal cases are assigned and reviewed.Later, Eugene Public Library Services Director Angela Ocana discusses the library’s budget challenges and an upcoming local levy, outlining how it supports library services, early literacy, neighborhood access and community education.

The Florence City Council voted Monday to continue their contract with private automatic license plate company Flock Safety.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson are among the officials in Oregon and Washington responding after a man was shot and killed by federal officers in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.

The Trump administration may be losing its fight over access to Oregon voters’ private data. On Wednesday, a federal judge in Eugene said he’d tentatively decided to dismiss the federal government’s lawsuit.

Luis Nino-Moncada was charged after he fled an immigration traffic stop on Jan. 8. He was arraigned in court Wednesday and pleaded not guilty.

Oregon lawmakers will soon consider a bill that would require communication companies to quickly respond to domestic violence, or stalking warrants.

The Trump administration highlighted the Oregon crash, which killed a newlywed couple, in its continued crackdown on immigrant truck drivers. The mother of one of those killed said the couple would have been “broken-hearted” by the anti-immigrant rhetoric following the incident.

The two people shot in Portland last week by U.S. Border Patrol face criminal charges, court filings released Monday show. Both have been released from the hospital and into federal custody.

More protests are planned. Portland’s police chief has urged calm as the investigation continues into a man and woman shot and injured Thursday.

The Department of Homeland Security identified the individuals shot as Venezuelan gang members. The federal defender first told OPB that the allegations are “a well-worn playbook.”