Incident Database

Download dataset

Download full dataset 1,756 incidents Download your filtered data 27 incidents

Category

General

Search terms

Took place after

Took place before

City

State

Targeted any of these journalists

Targeted Institutions

Has any of these tags

Case number

Legal case statuses

Type of case

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Arrest status

Status of charges

Charges

Unnecessary use of force?

Yes
No

Arresting authority

Assault

Assailant

Was journalist targeted?

Unknown
Yes
No

Border Stop

Border point

Stopped previously?

Yes
No

Target Nationality

US Citizenship Status

Denied entry?

Yes
No

Did authorities ask intrusive questions about journalist's work?

Unknown
Yes
No

Did authorities ask for device access?

Unknown
Yes
No

Were devices searched or seized?

Unknown
Yes
No

Did authorities ask for social media username?

Unknown
Yes
No

Did authorities ask for social media password?

Unknown
Yes
No

Denial of Access

Government agency or public official involved

Equipment Damage

Equipment Broken

Equipment Search or Seizure

Actor

Status of seized equipment

Equipment Seized

Search warrant obtained?

Yes
No

Leak Case

Targets whose communications were obtained in leak investigation

Charged under espionage act?

Yes
No

Prior Restraint

Status of prior restraint

Subpoena/Legal Order

Legal order type

Legal order target

Information requested in legal order

Legal order status

Legal order venue

Third party business

27 incidents recorded

Sort by

⇅ Newest incident date

Incident

Incident Details

Category Details

Sarasota Herald-Tribune prohibited from publishing deputies’ names

Incident Details

Updated On: June 27, 2022
Date of Incident: June 10, 2022
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Targets: Melissa Pérez-Carrillo (Sarasota Herald-Tribune), Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down

Denver Gazette barred from publishing article based on mistakenly released documents

Incident Details

Updated On: April 28, 2022
Date of Incident: April 25, 2022
Location: Brighton, Colorado
Targets: Julia Cardi (The Denver Gazette)

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down

NY court issues prior restraint against The New York Times

Incident Details

Updated On: February 10, 2022
Date of Incident: November 18, 2021
Location: White Plains, New York
Targets: The New York Times

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down

New York judge strikes down orders barring publication of book by Trump’s niece

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 30, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Mary L. Trump, Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down

Appellate judge rules California blog can publish — but not destroy — city records

Incident Details

Updated On: May 12, 2021
Date of Incident: March 12, 2020
Location: Fullerton, California
Targets: Friends for Fullerton's Future

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down

NC judge grants then dissolves restraining order barring TV station from airing investigative report

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 13, 2019
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Targets: David Hodges (WBTV News 3)

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down

California journalists sued for 'hacking' city’s open Dropbox folder; barred from publishing

Incident Details

Updated On: May 12, 2021
Date of Incident: October 24, 2019
Location: Fullerton, California
Targets: Friends for Fullerton's Future

Status of Prior Restraint →: Dropped

Pennsylvania journalist barred from publishing document mistakenly made public, order vacated

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Reid Frazier (Allegheny Front, StateImpact Pennsylvania, 90.5 WESA)

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down

Previous Page Next Page