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Newsroom, personal equipment seized in Kansas raid

Incident Details

Updated On
August 30, 2023
Date of Incident
August 11, 2023
Location
Marion, Kansas
Targets
Deb Gruver (Marion County Record), Phyllis Zorn (Marion County Record), Marion County Record
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
Yes
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Subpoena/Legal Order

Legal Orders →
Legal Order Target →
Institution
Legal Order Venue →
State

Kansas newspaper editor’s home raided by local law enforcement

Incident Details

Updated On
August 30, 2023
Date of Incident
August 11, 2023
Location
Marion, Kansas
Targets
Eric Meyer (Marion County Record), Joan Meyer (Marion County Record)
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
Yes
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Subpoena/Legal Order

Legal Orders →
Legal Order Target →
Journalist
Legal Order Venue →
State

FBI raids home, office of independent journalist on hacking allegations

Incident Details

Date of Incident
May 8, 2023
Location
Tampa, Florida
Targets
Tim Burke (Independent)
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
In custody
Search Warrant Obtained →
Yes
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Subpoena/Legal Order

Legal Orders →
Legal Order Target →
Journalist
Legal Order Venue →
Federal

Editor’s laptop, cellphone seized following publication of courtroom recording

Incident Details

Date of Incident
October 28, 2022
Location
Waverly, Ohio
Targets
Derek Myers (Scioto Valley Guardian)
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
In custody
Search Warrant Obtained →
Yes
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Subpoena/Legal Order

Legal Orders →
Legal Order Target →
Journalist
Legal Order Venue →
State

Devices illegally seized in investigation of reporter’s murder, Review-Journal argues

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 Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
In custody
Search Warrant Obtained →
Yes
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Subpoena/Legal Order

Legal Orders →
Legal Order Target →
Journalist
Legal Order Venue →
State

Reporter arrested, phone confiscated while covering NC homeless camp eviction

Incident Details

Updated On
June 16, 2023
Date of Incident
December 25, 2021
Location
Asheville, North Carolina
Targets
Matilda Bliss (The Asheville Blade)

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Arrest Status →
Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →
Asheville Police Department
Charges →
  • Trespassing
    • Dec. 26, 2021: Charges pending
    • Apr. 19, 2023: Convicted
    • Apr. 19, 2023: Pending appeal
    • Jun. 16, 2023: Convicted
Release Date →
Unnecessary use of force? →
No
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
Yes
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Subpoena/Legal Order

Texas journalist files suit following arrest, equipment seizure

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 →
Unnecessary use of force? →
No
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in part
Search Warrant Obtained →
Yes
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Subpoena/Legal Order

Legal Orders →
Legal Order Target →
Journalist
Legal Order Venue →
State

Photojournalist arrested, equipment seized while documenting homeless encampment

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 →
Detention Date →
Release Date →
Unnecessary use of force? →
No

Assault

Assailant →
Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →
Yes
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
Yes
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Subpoena/Legal Order

Legal Orders →
Legal Order Target →
Journalist
Legal Order Venue →
State
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