The House and Senate versions of a bill that would rename them were approved by veto-proof margins this week.
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Judge denies Oregon’s request to stop arrests by federal agents
Demonstrators have taken to the streets of Portland to oppose racial injustice since George Floyd’s death by Minneapolis police two months ago.
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Politics drive views of federal response to 2 different Oregon standoffs
State leaders, protesters and anti-government groups have given different reactions to the way U.S. officials have responded to chaotic protests in liberal Portland, Oregon, and a 2016 armed standoff by states’ rights supporters.
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Chicago groups sue to bar federal agents from policing protests
Chicago activist groups argue in a lawsuit filed Thursday that that the surge of federal agents will inhibit residents’ ability to hold demonstrations.
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It’s Opening Day with the virus – masked men, empty parks, odd sounds
The MLB season opens with two games on Thursday night, and as surreal as the scene might appear in the age of coronavirus … it’s still baseball.
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‘Very frightening’: Opposition grows against federal agents deployed to cities
The use of federal agents against the will of local officials also has set up the potential for a constitutional crisis.
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Minnesota lawmakers pass sweeping package of police accountability measures
The bill bans chokeholds and neck restraints, boosts funding for crisis intervention and creates a panel of arbitrators to handle police misconduct cases.
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St. Louis couple charged for pulling guns at protest
However, the governor says he’ll likely pardon Mark and Patricia McCloskey if they’re convicted.
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Thousands of workers protest racial inequality with national strike
Workers rally outside the Trump International Hotel in Manhattan and the Massachusetts Statehouse, among other places, to protest systemic racism and economic inequality.
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House leaders ‘alarmed’ federal officers policing protests
Democratic lawmakers want an investigation ‘into the use of federal law enforcement … to suppress First Amendment protected activities’ in cities across the U.S.