Deady helped shape Oregon's constitution that contained a clause prohibiting Black people from residing in Oregon. It was not repealed until 1927. But Schill decided in 2017 not to rename the ...

Portrait of Matthew Deady, Oregon’s First Federal Judge, Stripped From U.S. Courthouse Lobby The University of Oregon also plans to rename Deady Hall to remove the onetime advocate for slavery.

Deady, a longtime federal judge, was also one of the UO's founding fathers. He was also vocally pro-slavery during a time when that was not the view of a majority of Oregonians.