# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-federal-officers-target-journalists-portland-injunction)
- Source: ACLU Requests Temporary Restraining Order to Protect Journalists Covering Protests of Police Brutality. https://www.aclu-or.org/press-releases/aclu-requests-temporary-restraining-order-protect-journalists-covering-protests/
- 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

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