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
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