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Syracuse police shove photojournalist to ground, damaging his camera equipment

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Syracuse, New York
Targets: Dennis Nett (Syracuse Post-Standard)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera lens, 2

Oberlin College subpoenas legal blogger for communications with source

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 3, 2018
Location: Syracuse, New York
Targets: Legal Insurrection

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jun. 7, 2018: Pending

Jun. 8, 2018: Objected to

Unknown date: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Courthouse security officer handcuffs Syracuse court reporter, seizes his phone

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 14, 2017
Location: Syracuse, New York
Targets: Douglass Dowty (Syracuse Post-Standard)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Onondaga County Courthouse Security
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No
Actor who seized equipment →: Law enforcement