Federal Agencies Seek Dismissal From Journalists' Portland Class Suit

Mealey's (September 24, 2020, 11:20 AM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — Journalists and legal observers who claim that they have been targeted by police and federal agents while covering protests in Portland, Ore., have failed to plausibly allege any violation of their constitutional rights or risk of future harm, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) argue in a motion filed Sept. 21 in a federal court in Oregon seeking dismissal and a stay pending resolution of the motion (Index Newspapers, LLC, et al. v. City of Portland, et al., No. 20-1035, D. Ore.)....