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Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Judge: Feds in Portland Don't Have to Identify Themselves

A federal judge in Oregon has ruled that federal agents sent to Portland to protect government buildings and monuments do not have to identify themselves when making an arrest. The Oregon attorney general had sued the government, demanding that limits be placed on the arrest and detention of suspects.

But U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman found that state Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum “lacked standing” to bring the lawsuit in the first place and had failed to articulate any state interest beyond protecting the constitutional rights of individuals.
The suit was one of several pending legal actions against the Trump administration that allege violations of rioters’ constitutional rights. In another related legal action, a judge ruled in favor of journalists and legal observers who claim police were barring them from doing their jobs.
Mosman’s ruling came one day after another federal judge in Portland, US District Judge Michael Simon, granted an order restricting the activities of federal officers. Simon entered a temporary restraining order on Thursday that bars federal officers from arresting or using force specifically against journalists and legal observers at demonstrations unless there is probable cause that they committed a crime. Simon also ruled that clearly marked journalists and legal observers did not have to follow dispersal orders, writing that journalists are present to report on whether authorities are acting within the law.
“Without journalists and legal observers, there is only the government’s side of the story to explain why a ‘riot’ was declared and the public streets were ‘closed’ and whether law enforcement acted properly in effectuating that order,” Simon wrote.
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10 comments:

  1. Where are all the keyboard warriors calling us, sheeple on this blog today? Where are you, Mr Multi Punctuation troll? We all know you! You always end each derogatory sentence to the readers on this blog with name calling and these!!!! Silence, when the system works and this administration does its job, but the moment you get angry, I just read how the Right is weak, by you. No, we are backed by the rule of law!!!! That punctuation was for you, Mr !!!! Today was a good day for America. So many good things happened today for this nation. Your silence is refreshing....

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    1. I'm all for the fed not identifying themselves !!!!

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    2. You know me? Really??

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  2. Jake Day's LGBT paradeJuly 28, 2020 at 7:34 PM

    Isn't Oregon where a number of freaks are raised ?

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  3. Burn Portland and every other liberal crap hole to the ground

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    1. At the age of 62, being born and raised in Portland, sadly I have to agree.

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  4. Thank Bush for the Patriot Act.
    Then thank Obama for turning it into a Neo KGB asset way beyond the original intention.
    But, in this instance who cares they’re cleaning up the Democrat mess.

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  5. Never ever did I think I would see conservatives rally behind the federal government over the states. This AND a record national debt. What the hell is going on?

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  6. They have their agency on their uniforms. They also have a number where their name was previously located. The number identifies the name of the officer for the agency. If names are revealed they and their families are subjected to being doxed.

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