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Cato Weekly Podcast • July 21, 2020 

# Civil Liberties vs. Federal Cops in Portland 

Federal police authority to “protect monuments” has instead delivered a substantial challenge to civil liberties. Patrick Eddington discusses the current federal police action in Portland, Oregon.

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### [Civil Liberties vs. Federal Cops in Portland](https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/what-we-know-dont-know-about-portland-dhs)

- “[What We Know, and Don’t Know, About Portland and the DHS](https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/what-we-know-dont-know-about-portland-dhs),” by Walter Olson
- “[Poll: 63% of Americans Favor Eliminating Qualified Immunity for Police](https://www.cato.org/publications/survey-reports/poll-63-americans-favor-eliminating-qualified-immunity-police),” Survey Report by Emily Ekins
- “[The People of Portland: DHS’s Involuntary Human Test Subjects](https://www.cato.org/blog/people-portland-dhss-involuntary-human-test-subjects),” by Patrick G. Eddington
- “[Portland and the Paramilitarization of the Border Patrol](https://www.cato.org/blog/portland-paramilitarization-border-patrol),” by Paul Matzko
- “[Civil Liberties vs. Federal Cops in Portland](https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-daily-podcast/civil-liberties-vs-federal-cops-portland),” Cato Daily Podcast featuring Patrick G. Eddington and Caleb O. Brown

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##### [Patrick G. Eddington](/people/patrick-g-eddington)

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Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute