"Rayfield's office submitted supporting evidence and legal arguments in a class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Oregon on behalf of protesters and media. The lawsuit alleges federal agents used excessive force and violated the First Amendment rights of people demonstrating and recording at the ICE facility in Portland. You may remember a judge issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) in this lawsuit a couple of weeks ago, heavily restricting the use of tear gas by federal agents."
"In a new court statement, Portland police Commander Craig Dobson called the feds' response to a January 31 labor-organized protest "excessive and disproportionate to the threat posed." Another officer called the federal response "unpredictable" in ways that have impacted Portland police's ability to respond. Understandably, Portland police don't want to get tear gassed. Guess what? The crowd of thousands of peaceful protesters, including elderly people, children, and, ahem, journalists, didn't want to get gassed either."
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield submitted supporting evidence and legal arguments in a class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Oregon on behalf of protesters and media. The lawsuit alleges federal agents used excessive force and violated the First Amendment rights of people demonstrating and recording at the ICE facility in Portland. A judge previously issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) that heavily restricted federal use of tear gas; that TRO expires today and Rayfield asked the court to keep the restrictions in place. Portland police officers testified that the federal response to a January 31 labor-organized protest was excessive, disproportionate, and unpredictable, affecting local police ability to respond. Thousands of peaceful protesters, including elderly people, children, and journalists, faced tear gas, and police testimony may strengthen ongoing excessive-force claims.
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