Federal Agents Push Into Portland Streets, Stretching Limits of Their Authority
▻https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/25/us/portland-federal-legal-jurisdiction-courts.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes
Federal agents are venturing blocks from the buildings they were sent to protect. Oregon officials say they are illegally taking on the role of riot police. PORTLAND, Ore. — After flooding the streets around the federal courthouse in Portland with tear gas during Friday’s early morning hours, dozens of federal officers in camouflage and tactical gear stood in formation around the front of the building. Then, as one protester blared a soundtrack of “The Imperial March,” the officers started (...)
