Lawyers for protesters and freelance journalists will argue in court this week that federal officers have violated their own policies by battering non-violent people with tear gas, pepper balls and flash-bang grenades hundreds of times since June outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland.
They’re asking for an extended injunction that would bar what they call “excessive, indiscriminate and unnecessary” federal force.
The lawyers are expected to call each of the five plaintiffs to testify, including one of the most visible and steadfast protesters — Jack Dickinson, known for donning a yellow fleece chicken suit to object to aggressive immigration enforcement…