Memphis newspaper subpoenaed for photos, videos from July protest #Black Lives Matter protest #Black Lives Matter protest 1 year #Black Lives Matter protest 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident August 13, 2020 Location Memphis, Tennessee Targets Commercial Appeal Subpoena/Legal Order Subpoena Type → Journalist communications or work product Subpoena Status → Dropped
Commercial Appeal journalist pushed by Memphis police officer at protest #Black Lives Matter protest #Black Lives Matter protest 1 year #Black Lives Matter protest 2020 #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 1, 2020 Location Memphis, Tennessee Targets Katherine Burgess (Commercial Appeal) Assault Assailant → Law enforcement Was the journalist targeted? → Unknown
MLK50 journalist files lawsuit to regain access to Memphis mayor’s media list #press briefings Show More Incident Details Updated On April 30, 2021 Date of Incident May 13, 2020 Location Memphis, Tennessee Case number 2:20-cv-02343 Targets Wendi C. Thomas (MLK50) Case Status Dismissed Type of case Civil Denial of Access Politicians or Public Figures Involved → Mayor Jim Strickland
Journalist assaulted, pushed to the ground while covering protest in Memphis #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 19, 2019 Location Memphis, Tennessee Targets Luke Jones (WREG-TV) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Journalist assaulted while covering protest in Memphis #protest Show More Incident Details Date of Incident June 12, 2019 Location Memphis, Tennessee Targets Patrick Niedzwiedz (WATN-TV) Assault Assailant → Private individual Was the journalist targeted? → Yes
Journalist Manuel Duran, arrested while covering immigration protest, could be deported by ICE #ICE #protest Show More Incident Details Updated On March 24, 2022 Date of Incident April 3, 2018 Location Memphis, Tennessee Targets Manuel Duran (Memphis Noticias) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest Status → Arrested and released Status of Charges → Charges dropped Arresting Authority → Memphis Police Department Dropped Charges → Blocking traffic: obstructing a highway or passageway Obstruction: disorderly conduct Detention Date → April 3, 2018 Release Date → July 11, 2019 Unnecessary use of force? → No