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Claim

Claim 334

The requested order specifically listed the tactics officers were to stop using against press.

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

Statement
The requested order specifically listed the tactics officers were to stop using against press.
Field
outlet_affected
Value
Order barred specific tactics
About
incident 2020-federal-officers-target-journalists-portland-injunction
Source
ACLU Requests Temporary Restraining Order to Protect Journalists Covering Protests of Police Brutality archived copy
Publisher
ACLU of Oregon
Method
official statement
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2020-06-30

Quotation from the source

Using any form of physical force against a journalist or legal observer, including tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets, and flash-bang grenades