Claim 332

The ACLU said officers had used rubber bullets, tear gas, pepper spray and other force against journalists and observers before the injunction.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The ACLU said officers had used rubber bullets, tear gas, pepper spray and other force against journalists and observers before the injunction.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Officers used force on identified press before the order
About: incident 2020-federal-officers-target-journalists-portland-injunction
Source: ACLU Requests Temporary Restraining Order to Protect Journalists Covering Protests of Police Brutality
Publisher: ACLU of Oregon
Method: official statement
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2020-06-30

Quotation from the source

targeted journalists and observers with rubber bullets, tear gas, pepper spray, beatings, flash-bang grenades, detentions, arrests, and threats