NJ journalist files lawsuit following cease-and-desist notice from police director Show More Incident Details Updated On April 26, 2024 Date of Incident May 4, 2023 Location New Brunswick, New Jersey Case number MID-L-003896-23 Targets Charlie Kratovil (New Brunswick Today) Case Status Dismissed Type of case Civil Chilling Statement
Texas attorney general subpoenas Media Matters after report on X Show More Incident Details Updated On April 12, 2024 Date of Incident December 1, 2023 Location Austin, Texas Case number 1:24-cv-00147 Targets Media Matters for America Case Status Ongoing Type of case Civil Subpoena/Legal Order Legal Orders → other for communications or work product Dec. 1, 2023: Pending Dec. 11, 2023: Objected to Apr. 12, 2024: Quashed Legal Order Target → Institution Legal Order Venue → State Chilling Statement
Oklahoma public officials accused of discussing killing local journalists Show More Incident Details Updated On June 30, 2023 Date of Incident March 6, 2023 Location Idabel, Oklahoma Targets Bruce Willingham (McCurtain Gazette-News), Chris Willingham (McCurtain Gazette-News) Chilling Statement
Missouri governor labels reporter a hacker, threatens criminal prosecution Show More Incident Details Updated On February 11, 2022 Date of Incident October 13, 2021 Location St. Louis, Missouri Targets Josh Renaud (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Chilling Statement
Trump uses Twitter to endorse Covington student’s lawsuit against The Washington Post #Donald Trump Show More Incident Details Updated On July 24, 2020 Date of Incident February 20, 2019 Location Washington, District of Columbia Targets The Washington Post Chilling Statement
Oregon county official accuses local newspaper of criminal conduct Show More Incident Details Updated On December 14, 2019 Date of Incident August 14, 2019 Location Malheur County, Oregon Targets Malheur Enterprise Chilling Statement
The Justice Department and CIA threatens legal action against WikiLeaks for publishing #Department of Justice Show More Incident Details Updated On November 16, 2018 Date of Incident April 20, 2017 Location Washington, District of Columbia Targets WikiLeaks Chilling Statement
Trump reportedly urges FBI director James Comey to jail journalists #Donald Trump Show More Incident Details Updated On April 19, 2018 Date of Incident February 14, 2017 Location Washington, District of Columbia Targets Media Chilling Statement