OREGON EDUC. ASS'N v. OR. TAXPAYERS UNITED

001212632, 010808942; A143460.

291 P.3d 202 (2012)

253 Or. App. 288

OREGON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, an Oregon nonprofit corporation, Plaintiff-Respondent, and State of Oregon, Intervenor-Respondent, v. OREGON TAXPAYERS UNITED, an Oregon political committee, and Oregon Taxpayers United Education Foundation, an Oregon nonprofit corporation, Defendants-Appellants, and Bill Sizemore and Give Seniors a Break PAC, Debtors-Appellants, and Oregon Taxpayers Union and John Does 2 Through 10, Defendants. American Federation of Teachers, Oregon, AFT, AFL-CIO, an Oregon unincorporated association, Plaintiff-Respondent, and State of Oregon, Intervenor-Respondent, v. Oregon Taxpayers United PAC, an Oregon political committee, and Oregon Taxpayers United Education Foundation, an Oregon nonprofit corporation, Defendants-Appellants, and Bill Sizemore and Give Seniors a Break PAC, Debtors-Appellants, and Oregon Taxpayers Union and John Does 2 Through 10, Defendants.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided November 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan R. Rietmann , Salem, argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.

Gregory A. Hartman , Portland, argued the cause for respondents Oregon Education Association and American Federation of Teachers, Oregon, AFT, AFL-CIO. With him on the brief were Michael J. Morris and Bennett, Hartman, Morris & Kaplan, LLP.

Judy C. Lucas , Senior Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondent State of Oregon. With her on the brief were John R. Kroger , Attorney General, and Mary H. Williams , Solicitor General.

Before SCHUMAN, Presiding Judge, and BREWER, Judge, and NAKAMOTO, Judge.


BREWER, J.

In this consolidated appeal, defendants Oregon Taxpayers United, Oregon Taxpayers United Education Foundation, Give Seniors a Break PAC, and Bill Sizemore challenge two judgments holding them in contempt for violating the terms of an injunction issued pursuant to the Oregon Racketeer Influence and Corrupt Organizations Act (ORICO). ORS 166.715-ORS 166.735. Defendants raise four assignments of error, arguing that the trial court erred in (1) holding them...

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