Clearly Now, The Press Arguments... Are The Better Ones -- In Portland -- For Thursday's TRO Extension Hearing.

I will not belabor it -- but simply attach the very cogently argued 23 page memo of law, soundly grounded in over a half-century of well-settled law, related to the unfettered access rights, of "the press" (broadly defined) at mass protests (well-settled, as a constitutional law matter, under Amendment First / right of access -- ever since the violence at the Democratic Convention in Chicago, in 1968). If you want to understand the issues -- and make a reasoned decision, read that one. [Here is a recent backgrounder, of mine, on the now looming Thursday hearing.]

If, on the other hand, you think our Bill of Rights -- as embedded, for over two centuries, in our constitution is merely. . . a series of suggestions. . . ones that may always be summarily disregarded, by law enforcement -- if they find it merely "inconvenient" to comply, for example, by requiring them to re-arrange the layers of the gear on their backs (for the now plainly urgent purpose of knowing who. . . shot or pepper-sprayed you, by an alpha numeric code, not even a real name!). . . then you'll love this 33 page comedy of circular arguments, almost none of which cite to any specific authorizing case, or statute -- in short, to any binding. . . precedent.

Overall, I am beyond disgusted with Trump's lawless shock troops, so I won't quote the specifics of the dozens of violations of the TRO by these goons -- they are laid out in exquisite detail in that first memo.

And. . . if you're in need of some paper -- to start your barbeque pit, this evening, that second memo is great. . . for briquette / dried hickory chip kindling starter.

The TRO will be extended, Condor confidently predicts -- and the officers will be required to attach very large unique identifier codes, to their tactical gear/battle fatigues. Onward, to Thursday. Rain -- out.

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