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Media outlets sue Denver Public Schools for records from closed meeting

Incident Details

Updated On: July 23, 2023
Date of Incident: March 23, 2023
Location: Denver, Colorado
Case number: 2023CV031265
Targets: Chalkbeat Colorado, Colorado Newsline, Colorado Politics, KDVR, KUSA, The Denver Gazette, The Denver Post
Case Status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Local government: Public school district
Type of denial →: Government event

Colorado magazine editor hit in groin by rubber bullet while covering protest

Incident Details

Updated On: March 7, 2022
Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Case number: 1:20-cv-01878
Targets: Johnathen Duran (Yellow Scene Magazine)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Class Action

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Yellow Scene Magazine editor shot with pepper balls while covering Denver protest

Incident Details

Updated On: March 7, 2022
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Case number: 1:20-cv-01878
Targets: Johnathen Duran (Yellow Scene Magazine)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Class Action

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Denver police officers arrest journalist for taking photos

Incident Details

Updated On: September 30, 2019
Date of Incident: July 5, 2018
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Susan Greene (Colorado Independent)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Denver Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Colorado judge strikes down order preventing CBS4 from publishing

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 23, 2019
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: KCNC-TV

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: Yes

Denver school administrators attempt to prevent student journalists from sharing work with the press

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 2019
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Toby Lichtenwalter

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Photojournalist struck by pepper balls while documenting Denver protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 28, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Hyoung Chang (The Denver Post)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Equipment Broken →: Press identification, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Photojournalist covering Denver protests hit by multiple pepper balls

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 29, 2020
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Jan Czernik (KMGH-TV)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Equipment Broken →: Camera lens, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

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