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Julian Assange subpoenaed in defamation suit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 12, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Julian Assange (WikiLeaks)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

Jul. 1, 2018: Pending

Jan. 24, 2020: Quashed

Sep. 12, 2020: Upheld

Sep. 22, 2020: Upheld

Mar. 29, 2021: Unknown
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Student photojournalist arrested, equipment seized during LA protest

Incident Details

Updated On: May 18, 2023
Date of Incident: September 8, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:21-cv-08378
Targets: Pablo Unzueta (Daily 49er)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Sep. 9, 2020: Charges pending

Mar. 1, 2021: Charges dropped
Release Date →: September 9, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Seized →: Storage device, 1

Camera, 1

Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in part
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Sep. 10, 2020: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Livestreamer arrested, assaulted during LA protest; phone searched

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 8, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:20-cv-09805
Targets: Hugo Padilla (Independent)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

Sep. 8, 2020: Charges pending

Sep. 11, 2020: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: September 8, 2020
Release Date →: September 9, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Equipment Broken →: Bicycle, 1

Cellphone, 1

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 1

Protective equipment, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: In custody
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Sep. 9, 2020: Pending

Sep. 10, 2020: Upheld
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Memphis newspaper subpoenaed for photos, videos from July protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 13, 2020
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Targets: Commercial Appeal

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Aug. 13, 2020: Pending

Aug. 19, 2020: Objected to

Aug. 20, 2020: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

NYPD subpoenas journalist’s phone records in leak investigation

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 14, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Anonymous reporter 3 (Daily Mail)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jul. 14, 2020: Pending

Feb. 2, 2021: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Judge quashes subpoena for freelance journalist’s confidential communications, reporting materials

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 30, 2020
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Targets: Zachary Petrizzo (Daily Dot)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jun. 30, 2020: Pending

Jul. 28, 2020: Objected to

Nov. 2, 2020: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Seattle Police Department subpoenas five news outlets for protest photos, videos

Incident Details

Updated On: September 21, 2020
Date of Incident: June 18, 2020
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: KCPQ 13 News, KING 5 News, KIRO 7 News, KOMO 4 News, The Seattle Times

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jun. 18, 2020: Pending

Sep. 21, 2020: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Ohio prosecutor subpoenas outlet for reporting materials from protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 5, 2020
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Targets: Cleveland.com, The Plain Dealer

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jun. 5, 2020: Pending
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

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