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October 30, 2021 - 8:43am | By Ty Schonert
(Minneapolis, MN) -- A federal judge is imposing an indefinite ban against state and local law enforcement in Minnesota from using force against journalists in the field.
Thursday's court action went into effect as a temporary restraining order was about to expire. The order is linked to a class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Minnesota after the police killing of George Floyd in May of last year.
The suit claims officers threatened, assaulted, and arrested members of the media, even after they identified themselves as journalists.
