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Protesters attack independent livestreamer in San Francisco, steal his phone

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 26, 2017
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Nathan Stolpman (Independent)

Assailant →: Private individual
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Broken →: Cellphone, 1

DHS agents interrupt CBS News interview with ICE whistleblower

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 27, 2018
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Jamie Yuccas (CBS News)

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IRS employee charged with leaking suspicious financial transactions to prominent lawyer and the media

Incident Details

Updated On: January 17, 2020
Date of Incident: February 4, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California

Targets whose Communications Were Obtained →: Ronan Farrow
Charged under Espionage Act →: No

San Francisco police seize multiple phone records of independent journalist Bryan Carmody

Incident Details

Updated On: May 26, 2020
Date of Incident: March 1, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Bryan Carmody (North Bay News)

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

May. 9, 2019: Pending

May. 10, 2019: Carried out

May. 16, 2019: Objected to

Aug. 2, 2019: Quashed

warrant for communications or work product

May. 10, 2019: Pending

May. 10, 2019: Carried out

May. 16, 2019: Objected to

Aug. 2, 2019: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Third-party: Verizon, AT&T (telecom company)
Legal Order Venue →: State

San Francisco police use search warrant to raid home, office of independent journalist

Incident Details

Updated On: May 26, 2020
Date of Incident: May 10, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Bryan Carmody (North Bay News)

Equipment Seized →: Camera, 2

Cellphone, 12

Computer, 11

Storage device, 11

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

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: San Francisco Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Mar. 1, 2019: Pending

Mar. 24, 2019: Carried out

May. 30, 2019: Objected to

Jul. 18, 2019: Quashed

warrant for communications or work product

Mar. 16, 2019: Pending

May. 29, 2019: Carried out

May. 30, 2019: Objected to

Aug. 20, 2019: Quashed

warrant for testimony about confidential source

Apr. 16, 2019: Pending

May. 29, 2019: Carried out

May. 30, 2019: Objected to

Aug. 2, 2019: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

BuzzFeed receives first subpoena in ongoing Unsworth-Musk defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 14, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: BuzzFeed News

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jun. 14, 2019: Pending

Apr. 6, 2022: Ignored
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

BuzzFeed receives second subpoena in ongoing Unsworth-Musk defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 29, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: BuzzFeed News

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jul. 29, 2019: Pending
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

BuzzFeed receives third subpoena in ongoing Unsworth-Musk defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 21, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: BuzzFeed News

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Aug. 21, 2019: Pending
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

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