From the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker: The LA Press Club won a preliminary injunction against the LAPD on Sept. 10. The ruling comes after a federal judge said a “cannonade of evidence” showed the “LAPD appeared to target journalists” during a wave of immigration protests this summer.
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For anyone who thinks press freedom is only a problem in red states: At a time when officers are "wearing ski masks and covering their badge numbers," the CA legislature is considering further undermining transparency on police misconduct.