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U.S. District Judge Hernán D. Vera extended restrictions that block federal agents from using crowd control weapons against journalists during protests.

Arguing that the 1st Amendment “deserves better,” a federal judge barred federal agents from targeting reporters with crowd control weapons during protests.

Lawyers for the city of Los Angeles and Homeland Security have argued that it isn’t always possible for police to distinguish journalists from protesters during chaotic demonstrations.

But U.S. District Judge Hernán D. Vera was unmoved, extending Tuesday restrictions he first ordered in July on the use of less-lethal weapons at street protests.

Vera wrote that federal officer

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