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Independent photojournalist arrested while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 5, 2021
Location: Portland, Oregon
Targets: Sean Bascom (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Status of Charges →: Charges dropped
Arresting Authority →: Portland Police Bureau
Dropped Charges →: Obstruction: interfering with a peace officer
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Justice Department attempted to seize email records of 4 New York Times reporters

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 5, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matt Apuzzo (The New York Times), Adam Goldman (The New York Times), Eric Lichtblau (The New York Times), Michael S. Schmidt (The New York Times)

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Dropped
Third Party in Possession of Communications →: Google
Third Party Business →: Tech company
Legal Order Type →: 2703(d) court order