Logging activists win; court strikes down Oregon law

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters against logging old growth forests have won an Oregon Court of Appeals ruling that struck down a state law against interfering with agricultural operations. The case grew out of arrests in March 2005 in the Siskiyou National Forest when protesters claimed old growth trees were being illegally logged as part of the timber salvage from the Biscuit fire three years earlier. Josephine County sheriff's deputies arrested protesters who refused to leave when loggers arrived for work. The appeals court said Wednesday the law didn't violate the state constitution. But it did violate the equal protection clause of the U.S. Constitution because it allows a protest over labor conditions but prohibits other protests. ©2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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