New lawsuit against the US by protesters alleges negligence, battery in 2020 clashes in Oregon

Militarized federal agents were deployed to Portland, Oregon, in July 2020 to quell racial justice protests following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Protesters who were injured by federal law enforcement officers in Portland more than three years ago have filed a new lawsuit alleging negligence and battery.

In July 2020, “the federal government unleashed unprecedented and sustained violence and intimidation on the people of Portland,” the lawsuit states. Protesters after that filed lawsuits against the

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