Civil liberties advocates ask federal court to hold federal agents in contempt for violating a court order barring attacks on journalists and legal observers monitoring protests in Portland
The ACLU cited numerous instances in which federal agents have violated the order by firing impact munitions and using pepper spray against people who were clearly marked as press or legal observers.
“My camera and lens were splattered with paint,” said Levinson. “Based on my position and the position of people around me, there is almost no chance the agent was aiming at anyone other than me.” The next night, an agent sprayed her and three other observers in the face as they told him they were legal observers and pointed to their credentials.Two groups protesting US agents sent to Portland by President Donald Trump have also sued.
Members of the group of mothers have “been tear-gassed night after night, left vomiting and unable to eat or sleep because of the toxic poison blasted at them,” the lawsuit said.
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