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A judge has denied the Los Angeles Police Department\u2019s emergency motion asking to lift an injunction that restricts the use of force against the press. That denial comes after the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Friday to request the city attorney\u2019s office withdraw the emergency motion.<\/p>\n
LAPD filed the emergency motion in an attempt to lessen the use-of-force restrictions against journalists ahead of Saturday\u2019s No Kings protests, where large crowds are expected.<\/p>\n
The City Council motion, brought forward by councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez and Monica Rodgriguez, cited that it was in response to LAist\u2019s reporting<\/a>.<\/p>\n Adam Rose, press rights chair at the Los Angeles Press Club, in a written statement said, \u201cMy read is the motion was mainly denied on procedural grounds. The false emergency was of LAPD\u2019s own making.\u201d<\/p>\n Rose added that even if the city attorney didn\u2019t have time to withdraw the motion that \u201cthe public and city leadership may hopefully be getting on the same page now about the larger issues at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n How we got here<\/p>\n On Wednesday, City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto filed the emergency motion on behalf of LAPD, stating the injunction creates \u201cundefined and operationally impracticable standards that expose the city and its officers to contempt for good-faith actions taken to protect the public.\u201d<\/p>\n In her City Council motion, Hernandez wrote the emergency motion \u201cwas done without consultation of the City Council as the legislative body for the city.\u201d<\/p>\n