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Federal judge denies DOJ motion for Portland protest footage - Fri, 24 Jul 2026 PST

A judge on Friday denied a U.S. Department of Justice motion that sought to compel Portland to share police body camera footage and documents related to its handling of protests outside the federal immigration enforcement building, finding it was filed in “bad faith and with unclean hands.”

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What happened Federal judge denies DOJ motion for Portland protest footage - Fri, 24 Jul 2026 PST.
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Left / center-leftFederal judge denies DOJ motion for Portland police protest footage

The Oregonian (OregonLive) · Center-left · News report

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The Spokesman-Review (Spokane)News report · Jul 24, 11:11 PM

Federal judge denies DOJ motion for Portland protest footage - Fri, 24 Jul 2026 PST

A judge on Friday denied a U.S. Department of Justice motion that sought to compel Portland to share police body camera footage and documents related to its handling of protests outside the...

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The Oregonian (OregonLive)News report · Jul 24, 10:35 PM

Federal judge denies DOJ motion for Portland police protest footage

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U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon ruled the Justice Department's request was filed in bad faith, citing suspicious timing that coincided with Portland's lawsuit to block National Guard t...

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Jul 24, 10:35 PM: The Oregonian (OregonLive) joined the source map.

Jul 24, 11:11 PM: The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 34/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.