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Newsroom, personal equipment seized in Kansas raid

Incident Details

Updated On
August 30, 2023
Date of Incident
August 11, 2023
Location
Marion, Kansas
Targets
Deb Gruver (Marion County Record), Phyllis Zorn (Marion County Record), Marion County Record
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
Yes
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Subpoena/Legal Order

Legal Orders →
Legal Order Target →
Institution
Legal Order Venue →
State

Kansas newspaper editor’s home raided by local law enforcement

Incident Details

Updated On
August 30, 2023
Date of Incident
August 11, 2023
Location
Marion, Kansas
Targets
Eric Meyer (Marion County Record), Joan Meyer (Marion County Record)
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
Yes
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Subpoena/Legal Order

Legal Orders →
Legal Order Target →
Journalist
Legal Order Venue →
State

FBI raids home, office of independent journalist on hacking allegations

Incident Details

Date of Incident
May 8, 2023
Location
Tampa, Florida
Targets
Tim Burke (Independent)
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
In custody
Search Warrant Obtained →
Yes
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Subpoena/Legal Order

Legal Orders →
Legal Order Target →
Journalist
Legal Order Venue →
Federal

Freelance journalist detained while covering a deforestation protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident
May 14, 2022
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
Targets
Ryan Fatica (Unicorn Riot)

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Arrest Status →
Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →
Atlanta Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →
No
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
In custody
Search Warrant Obtained →
No
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

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 →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
Yes
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Arrest/Criminal Charge

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

Subpoena/Legal Order

Legal Orders →
Legal Order Target →
Journalist
Legal Order Venue →
State

Photojournalist Michael Nigro arrested while covering protest in Missouri

Incident Details

Updated On
March 8, 2019
Date of Incident
June 11, 2018
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri
Targets
Michael Nigro (Truthdig)

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Arrest Status →
Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →
Jefferson City Police Department
Charges →
Unnecessary use of force? →
No
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
No
Actor who seized equipment →
Law enforcement

Reporter stopped while entering the U.S., reporting notes photocopied

Incident Details

Date of Incident
July 10, 2017
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana
Targets
Anonymous reporter 1

Border Stop

Border Point →
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Stopped at border? →
Yes
Target Nationality →
US Citizenship Status of Target →
U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →
No
Stopped Previously? →
No
Asked for device access? →
No
Asked to display social media? →
No
Asked for social media passwords? →
No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →
Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →
No
Equipment Seized →
Search Warrant Obtained →
No
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