DOJ Reviews Ejection of 20 Activists From Portland Thorns Match Over First Amendment Concerns
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 27
DOJ Reviews Ejection of 20 Activists From Portland Thorns Match Over First Amendment Concerns
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 27
Summary
About 20 "Save Women's Sports" activists were escorted from Friday's Portland Thorns match after unveiling a banner and wearing XX-XY Athletics shirts, prompting a Justice Department review of possible First Amendment violations.
Amy Sousa said fans hit the group with food, beer, flags and poles, and she believes security removed the activists because staff could not protect them from harassment.
Sousa and others filed police reports, while OutKick said a credentialed reporter covering the confrontation had his phone knocked away, beer poured on him and his credential briefly yanked by a guard.
The incident was not the first at Providence Park: Sousa said a smaller group was removed from a Thorns game in early September over pro-women apparel, widening scrutiny of how the club handled the demonstrations.