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'Protect Your Door' bill would let Oregonians sue federal or out‑of‑state officers for unlawful home entries
Summary
House Bill 4,114 would create a civil cause of action allowing individuals to sue individual federal or out‑of‑state law‑enforcement agents who enter private property without a judicial warrant, consent, or emergency; sponsors and civil‑liberties advocates argued the bill withstands supremacy‑clause challenges, while law‑enforcement partners urged careful drafting of amendments.
Representative Leslie Munoz and chief sponsor Senator Khan Pham presented House Bill 4,114, dubbed the Protect Your Door Act, as a measure to restore state‑level accountability when federal or out‑of‑state officers enter private property without a judicial warrant, consent, or a legitimate emergency. Munoz framed the bill as restoring remedies when federal remedies are inadequate and cited Supreme Court precedent and statutory law in support of the state’s authority to provide relief.
Senator Pham said the bill would…
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