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US Appeals court overturns ruling protecting Journalists from Police action at protests

Moscow, Aug 28 (Sputnik) - A US appeals court has temporarily suspended a lower court’s ruling to protect journalists from police use of force, threats and orders of dispersal during protests, media reported.
The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, whose jurisdiction extends over the western portion of the country including protest-ridden Portland, argued that the injunction from US District Court Judge Michael Simon giving special status to journalists and legal observers special protections against police actions was overly broad and lacked clarity, according to US legal news outlet Courthouse News.
The three-judge panel, two of whom voted to satisfy the federal government’s appeal against Simon’s ruling, wrote in a statement that the decision was “without legal basis.” they argued that forcing police officers to make split-second decisions during the tumult of protests may bring “irreparable harm” to the functioning of the law enforcement apparatus, the outlet reported.
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