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Photographer details restricted access to senator

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Date of Incident: May 17, 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: Senate Sergeant-at-Arms

Media outlets sue Denver Public Schools for records from closed meeting

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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

Government agency or public official involved →: Denver Public Schools

MinnPost reporter reinstated to press list after coalition backing

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Date of Incident: February 9, 2023
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Targets: Peter Callaghan (MinnPost)

Government agency or public official involved →: Minnesota House DFL

Florida city officials enact media conduct rules, threaten to ban editor

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 9, 2023
Location: Winter Garden, Florida
Targets: Norine Dworkin (VoxPopuli), Media

Government agency or public official involved →: Winter Garden City Commission

NY Assembly keeping pandemic restrictions for press access this session

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 23, 2023
Location: Albany, New York
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: New York State Assembly

Texas Senate extends barring reporters from floor

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 6, 2023
Location: Austin, Texas
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: Texas State Senate

Two Occupy Democrats journalists barred from DeSantis press conference

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 22, 2022
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Grant Stern (Occupy Democrats), Thomas Kennedy (Occupy Democrats)

Government agency or public official involved →: Gov. Ron DeSantis

Independent journalist removed from press conference with Philadelphia DA

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 8, 2022
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Ralph Cipriano (Big Trial)

Government agency or public official involved →: Philadelphia District Attorney

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