Journalist handcuffed, removed from North Carolina courtroom after requesting press access to a hearing Show More Incident Details Date of Incident December 8, 2020 Location Graham, North Carolina Targets Tom Boney Jr. (The Alamance News) Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Judge Fred Wilkins
Journalist sues Indiana attorney general over exclusion from press conferences Show More Incident Details Updated On March 28, 2022 Date of Incident October 14, 2020 Location Indianapolis, Indiana Case number 1:22-cv-00268 Targets Abdul-Hakim Shabazz (IndyPolitics.org) Case Status Settled Type of case Civil Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita
Judge bars Pennsylvania reporters from court proceeding #coronavirus Show More Incident Details Date of Incident September 9, 2020 Location York, Pennsylvania Targets Dylan Segelbaum (York Daily Record/Sunday News), Logan Hullinger (York Dispatch) Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → District Judge Linda Williams
New York Times barred from press briefing call on warrantless surveillance ruling Show More Incident Details Date of Incident September 4, 2020 Location Washington, District of Columbia Targets The New York Times Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Reporters excluded from Maine CDC media briefings after being labeled ‘advocacy journalists’ #coronavirus Show More Incident Details Date of Incident August 25, 2020 Location Portland, Maine Targets Katherine Revello (The Maine Wire), Evan Popp (Maine Beacon) Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
New Mexico reporter files suit against sheriff alleging retaliation, intimidation Show More Incident Details Updated On May 4, 2022 Date of Incident May 29, 2020 Location Española, New Mexico Case number 1:21-cv-00591 Targets Tabitha Clay (Rio Grande Sun) Case Status Settled Type of case Civil Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → Rio Arriba Sheriff & Sheriff’s Office
MLK50 journalist files lawsuit to regain access to Memphis mayor’s media list 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 Government agency or public official involved → Mayor Jim Strickland
Knoxville News Sentinel says reporter barred from coronavirus Zoom press briefing in apparent retaliation #coronavirus Show More Incident Details Date of Incident May 8, 2020 Location Knoxville, Tennessee Targets Vincent Gabrielle (Knoxville News Sentinel) Denial of Access Government agency or public official involved → County Communications Director Mike Donila