June 8, 2017 marked the return of the Famous Cases program. Before a gathering in the 16th-floor courtroom at the Hatfield Courthouse, Marc Brown, chief deputy defender with the Oregon Office of Public Defense Services, brought to life Dirk De Jonge and 1930s Portland. De Jonge was arrested, tried, and convicted for participating in a meeting sponsored by the Communist Party to discuss significant labor issues then unfolding in Portland. Brown described the context of the times and De Jonge’s role in them, including what ultimately became the Famous Case of De Jonge v. Oregon, 299 U.S. 353 (1937). Click here to read the full article from the U.S. District Court of Oregon Historical Society.