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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 →: Cellphone, 2

Computer, 4

Storage device, 1

Work product, 2
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Aug. 11, 2023: Pending

Aug. 11, 2023: Carried out

Aug. 16, 2023: Dropped
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 →: Storage device, 1

Work product, 1

Cellphone, 1

Computer, 3
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Aug. 11, 2023: Pending

Aug. 11, 2023: Carried out

Aug. 16, 2023: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Journalist called to testify before grand jury on Trump election interference

Incident Details

Updated On: August 31, 2023
Date of Incident: July 31, 2023
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: George Chidi (Freelance)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Jul. 31, 2023: Pending

Aug. 31, 2023: Dropped

subpoena for other testimony

Jul. 31, 2023: Pending

Aug. 31, 2023: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Fox News subpoenaed by Trump attorneys for interview footage in Jan. 6 lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Fox News

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jul. 7, 2023: Pending
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

NHPR ordered to turn over reporter interviews, notes

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2023
Location: Brentwood, New Hampshire
Targets: Lauren Chooljian (New Hampshire Public Radio)

Legal Orders →: other for communications or work product

May. 30, 2023: Upheld
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

IndyStar reporter subpoenaed, testifies in high-profile abortion case

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 17, 2023
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Targets: Shari Rudavsky (The Indianapolis Star)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

May. 17, 2023: Carried out
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 →: Computer, 9

Cellphone, 4

Storage device, 7

Work product, 4
Status of Seized Equipment →: In custody
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

May. 4, 2023: Pending

May. 8, 2023: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Newspaper ordered to comply with subpoena for jailhouse interview notes

Incident Details

Updated On: May 24, 2023
Date of Incident: April 4, 2023
Location: Bakersfield, California
Targets: Ishani Desai (The Bakersfield Californian)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Apr. 4, 2023: Pending

Apr. 25, 2023: Objected to

May. 10, 2023: Upheld

May. 15, 2023: Objected to

May. 17, 2023: Ignored

May. 24, 2023: Objected to
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Arrest Status →: Charged without arrest
Arresting Authority →: Superior Court of California
Charges →: Criminal contempt of court

May. 24, 2023: Convicted

May. 24, 2023: Pending appeal
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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