# Claim 490

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction protecting journalists and legal observers covering Portland protests.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction protecting journalists and legal observers covering Portland protests.
- Field: status
- Value: 2020-07-16
- About: [incident 2020-federal-officers-target-journalists-portland-injunction](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2020-federal-officers-target-journalists-portland-injunction)
- Source: Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction in ACLU Case to Protect Journalists and Legal Observers Covering Protests. https://www.aclu-or.org/press-releases/judge-grants-preliminary-injunction-aclu-case-protect-journalists-and-legal-observers/
- Publisher: ACLU of Oregon
- Method: official statement
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2020-07-16
- Supersedes: [Claim 331](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/331)

## Quotation from the source

> This injunction is a critical protection for journalists and legal observers exercising their fundamental right to record and observe police activities at these important protests.

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