Hours After Gov. Kate Brown Signs Tear Gas Ban Into Law, Portland Police Deploy More Gas Onto Protesters

Don’t Shoot PDX has asked a federal judge to find the city in contempt of the court for deploying tear has and other munitions.

Portland Police Bureau Spent More Than $45,000 on Riot Control Agents and Munitions June 1

Downtown Portland Resident Files Legal Claim Against City for Filling Her Apartment With Tear Gas

“It felt like somebody was blowing tear gas in my mouth right to my lungs. It happens so quickly. It was a sensation like I’ve never felt before.”

Juan C. Chavez Sued to Block Portland Police From Using Tear Gas. He Says They Aren’t Stopping.

Many Portlanders find themselves with protest-induced insomnia, kept awake by the distant rumble of stun grenades. What sets Chavez apart is that he can do something about it.

Portland Police Have Used Three Controversial Weapons Against Protesters in the Past Two Weeks

When a Pandemic Met a Protest, Public Health Fought the Law and the Law Won

After Police Discharge Sea of Tear Gas on Portland Protesters, Mayor Directs Chief to Use It Less

As in Seattle, protesters carried umbrellas, which they used to form a phalanx in the streets. Others brought leaf blowers to clear the chemicals.

Don’t Shoot Portland and Other Protesters Sue City Hall Over the Use of Tear Gas

In a federal lawsuit, the nonprofit seeks to bar the city from using chemical agents against protesters now or in the future.