For their jobs, L.A. Times journalists Carolyn Cole and Molly Hennessy-Fiske have traveled to war zones and reported from dangerous areas including Iraq and Afghanistan. This week, photographer Cole and Hennessy-Fiske, The Times’ Houston bureau chief, sued Minnesota State Patrol officers, saying they violated their 1st Amendment rights. Journalists flee as Minnesota State Patrol officers use rubber bullets and pepper spray on them in May 2020. Last May, state troopers drew scrutiny after they had arrested three CNN journalists during a live broadcast. In June, 2020, the ACLU of Minnesota filed a class-action lawsuit against Minnesota state patrol officers and other parties over the treatment of journalists.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 27, 2021 17:54 UTC