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Judge blocks Portland police from using physical force against journalists

admin July 3, 2020

Judge blocks Portland police from using physical force against journalistsAs protests originally sparked by the death of George Floyd continue in Portland, Oregon, a US District Court has issued a two-week restraining order barring the Portland Police Bureau from arresting journalists and legal observers or using force against them.The order comes after the police arrested journalists who were covering a protest on Tuesday. One of them, Lesley McLam, was taken into custody.

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