The NewsGuild-CWA joins Minnesota suit with ACLU against DHS, ICE for violations of First Amendment rights

Media Contact: Dylan Manshack, dmanshack@cwa-union.org | 202-445-4033

WASHINGTON — The NewsGuild-CWA joined a class action lawsuit with the ACLU of Minnesota, Status Coup News, longtime Minneapolis residents and others to uphold the rights of the Minnesotans and journalists who have been obstructed and targeted by the federal government for exercising their First Amendment rights. The suit is supported by pro bono partners Ciresi Conlin, Forsgren Fisher, and Riach Law.

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VICTORY: DHS Barred from Brutalizing Journalists, Legal Observers and Protesters

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Dylan Manshack, dmanshack@cwa-union.org | 202-445-4033

Preliminary injunction now in effect in Southern California.

LOS ANGELES—On Wednesday, in a win for the freedoms of speech and press, a federal district court issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—which includes ICE and CBP—from brutalizing journalists, legal observers, and protesters.

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