[New York Civil Liberties Union]
NYCLU’s Christopher Dunn: “The court’s gag order is a prior restraint that plainly violates the First Amendment and is depriving the public of vital information about police misconduct.”
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First Amendment
Trump’s Secret Portland Police Exposes his Dictatorial American Dream
[“Speaking Truth to Empower”]
Benjamin: “Trump’s use of paramilitary agents in Portland can be traced to his use of federal and military soldiers to clear Lafayette Park in the early days of the George Floyd protests.”
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Reported Press Freedom Violations near 500 in Black Lives Matter Protests
[Committee to Protect Journalists]
CPJ: “The data right now is terrifying: The Tracker has received reports of nearly 70 journalists arrested, more than 200 assaulted, and at least two photographers with grievous eye injuries.”
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D.C. Police Coordinated with Trump to Tear-Gas Peaceful Protesters
[Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law]
Kristen Clarke: “The footage shows that D.C. police officers willingly participated alongside federal law enforcement in the Lafayette Square assault on protesters.”
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POLICE ATTACKS AGAINST JOURNALISTS COVERING GEORGE FLOYD PROTESTS ESCALATING
[George Floyd Protest\Press Freedom]
Alicia Bell: “Free Press is in full solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives and committed to protecting the rights and safety of protesters and the reporters who cover these demonstrations.”
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FREE PRESS: BLACK REPORTER’S ARREST DURING GEORGE FLOYD PROTEST MUST BE INVESTIGATED
[CNN reporter Omar Jimenez’s Arrest]
Free Press: “While we’re pleased to learn that Jimenez and his news crew have been released without charges, we demand that the Minnesota State Patrol conduct a thorough investigation of the arrest.”
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