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Journalist Jamie Kalven subpoenaed to testify in police officer trial

November 26, 2018

Jamie Kalven was subpoenaed on November 16, 2018 to testify in the trial of three Chicago police officers accused of …

Reporter Zachary Siegel held in contempt of court and arrested after recording trial

October 2, 2018

After Siegel was arrested, other journalists in the courtroom pooled their money to pay his $100 bail.

Chicago Sun-Times reporter assaulted by police while covering protest

July 31, 2018

Chicago Sun-Times reporter Nader Issa was attacked by Chicago Police Department officers while covering a protest in Chicago’s South Shore …

Independent journalist Zack Stoner shot and killed in Chicago

June 4, 2018

On May 30, 2018, independent journalist Zack Stoner was shot and killed while driving in downtown Chicago, Illinois. Authorities have …

Chicago Tribune subpoenaed in Laquan McDonald murder case

February 9, 2018

Attorneys representing Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke subpoenaed the Chicago Tribune and two other Chicago-area papers on January 29, …

Chicago Sun-Times subpoenaed in Laquan McDonald murder case

February 9, 2018

Attorneys representing Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke subpoenaed the Chicago Sun-Times and two other Chicago-area papers on January 29, 2018, ordering the papers to produce copies of all stories about Van Dyke’s fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald in 2014.Van Dyke has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, a black teenager. His trial is scheduled to begin later this year.On February 1, the Sun-Times reported that Van Dyke’s attorney had subpoenaed the …

Journalist Jamie Kalven subpoenaed to testify in Laquan McDonald murder case

December 6, 2017

On December 13, a judge quashed the subpoena for Kalven to testify.

International Arrivals at O'Hare airport

BBC journalist questioned by US border agents, devices searched

May 18, 2017

Ali Hamedani, a reporter for BBC World Service, was stopped in Chicago O’Hare airport two days after President Donald Trump …

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Journalist Jamie Kalven subpoenaed to testify in police officer trial

Reporter Zachary Siegel held in contempt of court and arrested after recording trial

Chicago Sun-Times reporter assaulted by police while covering protest

Independent journalist Zack Stoner shot and killed in Chicago

Chicago Tribune subpoenaed in Laquan McDonald murder case

Chicago Sun-Times subpoenaed in Laquan McDonald murder case

Journalist Jamie Kalven subpoenaed to testify in Laquan McDonald murder case

BBC journalist questioned by US border agents, devices searched

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