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July 24, 2020

Judge Bars Federal Agents in Oregon From Targeting Journalists & Legal Observers
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Protests are continuing in Portland, Oregon against racism as well as
the deployment of federal officers to the city. On Thursday a federal
judge issued a restraining order barring federal agents from using force
against journalists and legal observers. Meanwhile the inspector general
of the Justice Department has announced he will investigate the actions
of federal forces in Portland as well as in Washington D.C.


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