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Do Feds Actually Have The Authority To Disperse ‘Unlawful Assemblies’ In Portland? Prime Badge
Experts say the line is murky.
By Matt Shuham
07.24.20 | 11:01 am
PORTLAND, OR - JULY 24: Federal officers deploy tear gas and less-lethal munitions while dispersing a crowd of about a thousand protesters in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on Thursday, July 24, 2020 in Portland, Oregon.  Protesters continued to clash with federal officers Friday morning as President Trump announced plans to deploy similar federal forces to other U.S. cities. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images) PORTLAND, OR - JULY 24: Federal officers deploy tear gas and less-lethal munitions while dispersing a crowd of about a thousand protesters in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on Thursday, July 24, 2020 in Portland, Oregon.  Protesters continued to clash with federal officers Friday morning as President Trump announced plans to deploy similar federal forces to other U.S. cities. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
Judge Restrains Feds From Targeting Portland Journos, Legal Observers
By Matt Shuham
07.24.20 | 10:24 am
PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 30:   Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner addresses the media after a press conference announcing Danielle Outlaw as the new Police Commissioner on December 30, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Outlaw, Philadelphia's first black female police commissioner, was previously the police chief in Portland, OR.  (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 30:   Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner addresses the media after a press conference announcing Danielle Outlaw as the new Police Commissioner on December 30, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Outlaw, Philadelphia's first black female police commissioner, was previously the police chief in Portland, OR.  (Photo by Mark Makela/Getty Images)
Philly DA Threatens To Charge Fed Law Enforcement If Trump Deploys ‘Fascist Playbook’
By Matt Shuham
07.22.20 | 3:58 pm
Leading Mayors Call Trump Deployments Reminiscent Of ‘Authoritarian Regimes’
By Matt Shuham
07.21.20 | 10:59 am
Five Points On The Federal Officers In Portland — And, Maybe Soon, A City Near You
By Matt Shuham
07.20.20 | 2:48 pm
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