A Washington state judge blocked the release of public records of a federal law enforcement shooting on September 3 of a self-proclaimed anti-fascist charged in a August 29 shooting of a Patriot Prayer supporter in Portland. The law enforcement officers said Michael Forest Reinoehl drew a gun or pointed a gun and then was shot. Eye witnesses said the feds did not announce themselves before firing a barrage killing Reinoehl. The sheriff’s lawsuit that the judge acted on compels those asking for public records to appear in court to defend their right to the records. The sheriff’s filing is known as a “reverse FOIA lawsuit.” (Reason, December 17, 2020, by C.J. Ciaramella)
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