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Newspaper ordered to comply with subpoena for jailhouse interview notes

Incident Details

Updated On: May 24, 2023
Date of Incident: April 4, 2023
Location: Bakersfield, California
Targets: Ishani Desai (The Bakersfield Californian)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Apr. 4, 2023: Pending

Apr. 25, 2023: Objected to

May. 10, 2023: Upheld

May. 15, 2023: Objected to

May. 17, 2023: Ignored

May. 24, 2023: Objected to
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Arrest Status →: Charged without arrest
Arresting Authority →: Superior Court of California
Charges →: Criminal contempt of court

May. 24, 2023: Charges pending

May. 24, 2023: Pending appeal
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Former Fox News producer subpoenaed in defamation suit against Fox

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 3, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Abby Grossberg (Fox News)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Apr. 3, 2023: Pending

Apr. 23, 2023: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Anchorage photojournalist attacked while covering campaign sign vandalism

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 31, 2023
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Targets: Loren Holmes (Anchorage Daily News)

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

Louisiana photojournalist attacked, his camera thrown

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 29, 2023
Location: Slidell, Louisiana
Targets: Steven A. Wolfram (WVUE Fox8 News)

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

Equipment Broken →: Recording equipment, 1

Photojournalist assaulted in Alabama courthouse

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 28, 2023
Location: Huntsville, Alabama
Targets: Erik (WAFF 48 News)

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

Indian journalist harassed, struck in head while documenting DC protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Lalit K. Jha (Press Trust of India)

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

Media outlets sue Denver Public Schools for records from closed meeting

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 23, 2023
Location: Denver, Colorado
Case number: 2023CV031265
Targets: 9News KUSA, Chalkbeat Colorado, Colorado Newsline, Colorado Politics, KDVR FOX 31, The Denver Gazette, The Denver Post
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Denver Public Schools

Neo-Nazi leader charged with sending death threats to New York journalist

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 21, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Unidentified reporter 4

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