Judges dismiss or recommend throwing out 2 civil suits that challenged Portland police ‘kettling’ tactic

June 4, 2017 dueling protests

On June 4, 2017, Portland police detained more than 300 people on Southwest Fourth Avenue between Southwest Morrison Street and Southwest Alder Street after closing down Chapman and Lownsdale Squares and ordering protesters to disperse north.

Two federal judges in separate opinions have either dismissed or recommended throwing out two civil suits challenging the mass police detention of hundreds of people during competing demonstrations downtown in June 2017.

Despite heavy community objection to the tactic called “kettling” and a critical report from Portland’s police review office, the rulings mark a win for the city.

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