Judge Temporarily Bars Federal Officers From Using Tear Gas in Portland

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Simon's ruling is a victory for common sense and common decency. Too often, federal agents have been firing chemical weapons at peaceful protesters, even shooting an 84-year-old woman in the head. These aren't isolated incidents but a consistent pattern of excessive force against nonviolent demonstrators exercising their constitutional rights. A federal court had to intervene to stop this state-sanctioned violence against citizens.