Kansas reporter injured during police raid of newsroom Show More Incident Details Updated On August 30, 2023 Date of Incident August 11, 2023 Location Marion, Kansas Case number 6:23-CV-01179 Targets Deb Gruver (Marion County Record) Case Status Ongoing Type of case Civil Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Media outlets sue Denver Public Schools for records from closed meeting Show More Incident Details Updated On July 23, 2023 Date of Incident March 23, 2023 Location Denver, Colorado Case number 2023CV031265 Targets 9News KUSA, Chalkbeat Colorado, Colorado Newsline, Colorado Politics, KDVR FOX 31, The Denver Gazette, The Denver Post Case Status Dismissed Type of case Civil Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Denver Public Schools
KC photographer shoved to ground by NFL player after game Show More Incident Details Updated On June 5, 2023 Date of Incident October 10, 2022 Location Kansas City, Missouri Case number 2316-CV11878 Targets Park Zebley (Unidentified production company) Case Status Ongoing Type of case Civil Assault Assailant → Public figure Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown
Devices illegally seized in investigation of reporter’s murder, Review-Journal argues Show More Incident Details Updated On January 25, 2023 Date of Incident September 2022 Location Las Vegas, Nevada Case number A-22-859361-C Targets Jeff German (Las Vegas Review-Journal) Case Status Ongoing Type of case Civil Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Seized → Cellphone, 1 Computer, 4 Storage device, 1 Status of Seized Equipment → In custody Search Warrant Obtained → Yes Actor who seized equipment → Law enforcement Subpoena/Legal Order Legal Orders → warrant for communications or work product Sep. 3, 2022: Pending Sep. 3, 2022: Carried out Sep. 26, 2022: Objected to Legal Order Target → Journalist Legal Order Venue → State
Filmmaker detained, pressured to delete footage #environmentalism Show More Incident Details Updated On May 16, 2023 Date of Incident June 15, 2022 Location Atlanta, Georgia Case number 1:23-cv-02204 Targets Michael Watchulonis (Independent) Case Status Ongoing Type of case Civil Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting Authority → Atlanta Police Department Unnecessary use of force? → No
Nebraska high school newspaper, class shuttered after publishing LGBTQ content #LGBTQ rights #student journalism Show More Incident Details Updated On March 31, 2023 Date of Incident May 22, 2022 Location Grand Island, Nebraska Case number 4:23-cv-03043 Targets Viking Saga Case Status Ongoing Type of case Civil Other Incident
Texas journalist files suit following arrest, equipment seizure Show More Incident Details Date of Incident December 21, 2021 Location Damon, Texas Case number 4:22-cv-04210 Targets Justin Pulliam (Independent) Case Status Ongoing Type of case Civil Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office Charges → Obstruction: interference with public duties May. 16, 2022: Charges pending Unnecessary use of force? → No Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Seized → Camera, 2 Cellphone, 1 External battery, 1 Miscellaneous equipment, 3 Recording equipment, 1 Storage device, 2 Status of Seized Equipment → Returned in part Search Warrant Obtained → Yes Actor who seized equipment → Law enforcement Subpoena/Legal Order Legal Orders → warrant for communications or work product Jan. 14, 2022: Pending Jan. 14, 2022: Carried out warrant for communications or work product Jan. 14, 2022: Pending Jan. 14, 2022: Carried out Legal Order Target → Journalist Legal Order Venue → State
Photojournalist arrested, equipment seized while documenting homeless encampment #encampment Show More Incident Details Updated On February 21, 2022 Date of Incident November 30, 2021 Location Sausalito, California Case number 3:22-cv-01029 Targets Jeremy Portje (Freelance) Case Status Ongoing Type of case Civil Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Arresting Authority → Sausalito Police Department Charges → Assault: battery on a police officer Dec. 1, 2021: Charges pending Dec. 28, 2021: Charges dropped Assault: battery on a police officer with injury Dec. 1, 2021: Charges pending Dec. 28, 2021: Charges dropped Obstruction: resisting an executive officer Dec. 1, 2021: Charges pending Dec. 28, 2021: Charges dropped Detention Date → November 30, 2021 Release Date → December 1, 2021 Unnecessary use of force? → No Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Yes Equipment Search or Seizure Equipment Seized → Camera, 1 Camera equipment, 1 Camera lens, 1 External battery, 1 Cellphone, 1 Recording equipment, 3 Storage device, 2 Status of Seized Equipment → Returned in full Search Warrant Obtained → Yes Actor who seized equipment → Law enforcement Subpoena/Legal Order Legal Orders → warrant for communications or work product Dec. 9, 2021: Pending Dec. 21, 2021: Carried out Legal Order Target → Journalist Legal Order Venue → State