PORTLAND — A federal judge says he allowed six of the defendants accused in the armed occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge to meet with their attorneys — and sometimes with each other — at a special courthouse location after they complained about access to their attorneys.
U.S. District Judge Robert E.
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