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Bonus Episode: The Jurors Speak from 2017-02-22T23:40:27
This week, the trial began for the second group of defendants charged in connection with the 2016 armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
To mark the occasion, we're br...
Ep. 12: The Aftermath from 2016-11-04T00:03:04
A week after the verdict was delivered in the trial of the Malheur refuge occupiers, we discuss the consequences of the acquittal of Ammon and Ryan Bundy, along with five other defendants.
Update: Harney County, Tribes, Federal Employees React — Oct. 29, 2016 from 2016-10-29T22:42:05
At the end of our last update, we recommended you check out the full hour that OPB's daily talk show Think Out Loud did on the verdict on Friday. The show got into a lot of issues that we think the...
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Update: Listener Questions About The Verdict — Oct. 29, 2016 from 2016-10-29T20:24:48
We have a verdict in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge trial. But what comes next and what does it mean?
OPB's Anna Griffin and Ryan Haas answer your questions about the trial, the ve...
Ep. 11: Verdict from 2016-10-28T04:31:34
Ammon and Ryan Bundy have been found not guilty of conspiracy. Their five co-defendants Jeff Banta, Shawna Cox, David Fry, Kenneth Medenbach and Neil Wampler have all been found not guilty as well....
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Update: Juror Dismissed For Possible Bias — Oct. 26, 2016 from 2016-10-26T22:03:54
After juror No. 4 questioned the impartiality of juror No. 11 in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge trial, the prosecution, defense and judge all agreed to dismiss juror No. 11 because of his pas...
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Update: Juror Questioned Over Potential Bias — Oct. 25, 2016 from 2016-10-26T04:01:24
A juror in the trial of Ammon Bundy and six others sent a note to the judge Tuesday, questioning the impartiality of juror No. 11 because he used to work for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
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Ep. 10: Jury Deliberation from 2016-10-20T02:16:02
The trial of seven Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupiers is now in the hands of the jury.
OPB's Amanda Peacher joins OPB News Director Anna Griffin to walk through the final hours i...
Update: Closing Arguments — Oct. 18, 2016 from 2016-10-19T04:55:18
OPB's Amanda Peacher talks to journalist Leah Sottile about the last chance for the prosecution and defense to persuade the jury in the trial of the occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refug...
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Update: The Defense Rests Its Case — Oct. 17, 2016 from 2016-10-18T03:50:41
The defense rested its case in the trial of seven people who occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge earlier this year. The prosecution followed with a brief rebuttal case.
OPB's K...
Ep. 9: The Heart Of The Issue - Public Lands from 2016-10-15T03:27:26
The occupiers argue the federal government can’t manage public lands as well as state, counties or private entities. They’d even like to see the land transferred. But that’s a pretty big political ...
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Update: Online Radicalization, Mental Illness and David Fry — Oct. 11, 2016 from 2016-10-12T03:48:15
The last occupier at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge was an outlier.
David Fry wasn’t a rancher. He wasn’t from the West. He wasn’t invested in the land transfer movement. He is a 2...
Ep. 8: Guns And Gun Culture In Court from 2016-10-07T23:47:20
Four of the seven defendants in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge trial face a federal weapons charge.
Ryan and Ammon Bundy, David Fry, and Jeff Banta are accused of possessing firear...
Update: Ammon Bundy Finishes Testimony — Oct. 6, 2016 from 2016-10-07T02:47:55
After three days on the stand, Ammon Bundy finished his testimony in the trial of the occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
U.S. prosecutors had the opportunity to challenge...
Update: Ammon Bundy Day 2 — Oct. 5, 2016 from 2016-10-06T05:14:36
Wednesday marked Ammon Bundy's second day in a federal courtroom in Portland to testify in the trial of seven occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
In this update of “This L...
Update: Ammon Bundy Takes The Stand — Oct. 4, 2016 from 2016-10-05T05:07:58
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation leader Ammon Bundy briefly took the stand Tuesday in federal court to defend his actions in taking over the refuge.
He spoke about wanting to ...
Ep. 7: About That Pocket Constitution... from 2016-10-01T00:44:37
Karina Brown of Courthouse News joins us this week to talk about the defense's first witnesses. Then OPB reporters Conrad Wilson and Amanda Peacher talk to law professor Michael Blumm to break down...
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Update: The Defense Begins Its Case — Sept. 28, 2016 from 2016-09-29T03:44:33
We dive into the opening day of the defense’s case for Ammon Bundy and six others accused of taking over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
Then, we talk with Sam Levin of the The Gua...
Update: Prosecution Rests Its Case — Sept. 27, 2016 from 2016-09-28T03:49:17
On Tuesday, the US government rested its case against the seven defendants in the case of the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. OPB's Conrad Wilson fills us in on the final day of...
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Ep. 6: The Movement That's Bigger Than The Bundys from 2016-09-24T01:42:03
We take a look at the so-called patriot movement — a loosely-connected network of organizations that believe the federal government has overstepped its authority. We talk to Mark Potok of the South...
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Update: The Government's Secret Informant — Sept. 21, 2016 from 2016-09-22T05:26:28
In this episode of “This Land Is Our Land,” OPB’s Conrad Wilson and Ryan Haas talk about a major revelation heard in court: the government had an informant embedded with Ammon Bundy and other leade...
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Update: Refuge Employees Testify And Contested Bundy Interview — Sept. 19, 2016 from 2016-09-20T03:46:54
The Malheur refuge trial is entering its second week, and the government is well into making its case right now. We’ve heard from FBI agents and government employees. On our new episode of “This La...
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Ep. 5: Going Back To Harney County from 2016-09-17T03:15:45
OPB reporter Conrad Wilson and The Guardian reporter Sam Levin recap the victories and losses for the government and occupiers in the first week of the Malheur occupation trial.
Then we ...
Update: First Witnesses from 2016-09-15T03:39:10
OPB's Conrad Wilson reports on the first witnesses to take the stand in the Malheur refuge trial: Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward and a man who was at the refuge on the day the armed protestors beg...
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Update: Opening Arguments — Sept. 13, 2016 from 2016-09-14T03:02:36
OPB Reporter Conrad Wilson was in court to hear the opening statements from the federal government and the defense in the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation trial.
He joins OPB ...
Ep. 4: The Trial Begins from 2016-09-10T03:53:32
Oregon Public Broadcasting takes a deep dive into the federal trial for the people who led the 41-day armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge.
This week, OPB reporter Co...
Ep. 3: Santilli Charges Dropped&Jury Selection from 2016-09-07T02:54:43
On Tuesday — the eve of the beginning of the Malheur trial — charges against one defendant were dropped. In this bonus episode of "This Land Is Our Land," OPB looks at why prosecutors decided not t...
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Ep. 2: Defense Strategy from 2016-09-02T16:59:27
OPB’s Conrad Wilson and Ryan Haas talk with Portland-based defense attorney Kevin Sali, who explains how defense attorneys go about trying to build a case for their clients when there is a mountain...
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Ep. 1: What Happened In Harney County from 2016-09-02T02:23:57
In the debut episode of This Land Is Our Land, OPB reporters Conrad Wilson, Amanda Peacher and former OPB reporter John Sepulvado take a closer look at the men and women charged with taking over th...
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Trailer: OPB's This Land Is Our Land from 2016-08-31T21:13:38
OPB's This Land Is Our Land covers the trial of Ammon Bundy and the other people charged with taking over the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon earlier this year.
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