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Santa Clara reporter has finger broken while filming in court records room

Incident Details

Updated On
September 24, 2023
Date of Incident
November 14, 2017
Location
Santa Clara, California
Case number
3:18-cv-07239
Targets
Susan Bassi (Independent)
Case Status
Withdrawn
Type of case
Civil

Assault

Assailant →
Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →
Yes
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
No

Freelance photographer Daniel Shular arrested in St. Louis

Incident Details

Updated On
October 4, 2018
Date of Incident
October 3, 2017
Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Targets
Daniel Shular (Freelance)

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Arrest Status →
Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →
  • Trespassing
    • Oct. 4, 2017: Charges pending
    • Oct. 4, 2018: Charges dropped
Detention Date →
Release Date →
Unnecessary use of force? →
No
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
No

St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter knocked to ground by police and arrested

Incident Details

Updated On
August 21, 2023
Date of Incident
September 17, 2017
Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Case number
4:19-cv-02590
Targets
Mike Faulk (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Case Status
Settled
Type of case
Class Action

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Arrest Status →
Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
Charges →
Detention Date →
Release Date →
Unnecessary use of force? →
Yes

Assault

Assailant →
Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →
Yes
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in part
Search Warrant Obtained →
No

Photojournalist detained at US-Canadian border ordered to delete images on camera

Incident Details

Date of Incident
September 4, 2017
Location
Highgate, Vermont
Targets
Terry J. Allen (In These Times)

Border Stop

Border Point →
Highgate Springs Port of Entry
Target Nationality →
US Citizenship Status of Target →
U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →
No
Stopped Previously? →
No
Asked for device access? →
Yes
Asked intrusive questions about work? →
No
Equipment Seized →
Search Warrant Obtained →
No

Equipment Damage

Equipment Broken →
Actor →
Law enforcement

Independent journalist covering pipeline protest arrested, camera seized

Incident Details

Date of Incident
August 29, 2017
Location
Douglas County, Minnesota
Targets
Leana Hosea (Independent)

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Arrest Status →
Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →
Douglas County Sheriff’s Department
Charges →
Unnecessary use of force? →
No
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
No

Customs officers search reporter’s car and phone at Canadian border

Incident Details

Date of Incident
August 3, 2017
Location
Detroit, Michigan
Targets
Anne Elizabeth Moore (Freelance)

Border Stop

Border Point →
Ambassador Bridge Port of Entry
Target Nationality →
US Citizenship Status of Target →
U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →
No
Stopped Previously? →
No
Asked for device access? →
Yes
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
No

Journalist stopped for secondary screening, cellphone searched

Incident Details

Updated On
June 28, 2021
Date of Incident
July 30, 2017
Location
Highgate Springs, Vermont
Case number
1:17-cv-11730
Targets
Isma’il Kushkush (Freelance)
Case Status
Dismissed
Type of case
Civil

Border Stop

Border Point →
Highgate Springs Port of Entry
Target Nationality →
US Citizenship Status of Target →
U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →
No
Stopped Previously? →
Yes
Asked for device access? →
Yes
Asked intrusive questions about work? →
Yes
Equipment Seized →
Status of Seized Equipment →
Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →
No

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
Target Nationality →
US Citizenship Status of Target →
U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →
No
Stopped Previously? →
No
Asked for device access? →
No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →
Yes
Equipment Seized →
Search Warrant Obtained →
No
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