Consumer Law
A Lawsuit Accuses an Oregon State Trooper of Racial Discrimination
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Oregon State Police and Trooper Travis Peterson accusing them of racial discrimination and other forms of misconduct.
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of eight people, claims Peterson pulled them over in the Rogue Valley along Interstate 5 for minor traffic violations in order to search their vehicles for drugs or money, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. In one instance, a plaintiff alleges he was pulled over because his passenger side seat was reclined too far back.
Attorney Justin Rosas said they are suing to hold Peterson accountable, but also “to try and confront the scheme of policing that allows someone to racially profile people on the interstate.”
