Western States Center, Inc., et al. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al.
3:20-cv-01175-JR (D. Or.)
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Marshals Service (subcomponent of DOJ) and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (other Agency)
Attorneys for Western States Center, Inc., First Unitarian Church of Portland, Oregon, Sara D. Eddie, Representative Janelle S Bynum, and Representative Karin A. Power
144,043.48
Court
Plaintiffs were granted a preliminary injunction on First Amendment grounds related to protest activity around the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, which was vacated 1.5 weeks later. They had asserted retaliatory intent by the administration. The case was later dismissed on mootness grounds after the administration changed.
The judge found that tweets and public statements from President Donald Trump and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf supported an inference that the government's law enforcement activities were conducted with retaliatory intent.