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Tech journalist subpoenaed in ongoing bitcoin lawsuit

Incident Details

Updated on: November 13, 2020
Date of incident: August 27, 2019
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Brendan Sullivan (Modern Consensus)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Aug. 27, 2019: Pending

Sept. 9, 2019: Objected to

Nov. 13, 2020: Dropped

subpoena for testimony about confidential source

Aug. 27, 2019: Pending

Sept. 9, 2019: Objected to

Nov. 13, 2020: Dropped
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

BuzzFeed reporter receives subpoena in ongoing Unsworth-Musk defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Updated on: October 28, 2019
Date of incident: August 26, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Ryan Mac (BuzzFeed News)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Aug. 26, 2019: Pending

Sept. 13, 2019: Objected to

Oct. 28, 2019: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

New York Times reports that conservative operatives are compiling dossiers on journalists

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 25, 2019
Location: New York, New York
Targets: The New York Times

Chilling Statement

CBC National correspondent denied entry into United States

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 25, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Carolyn Dunn (CBC News [Canada])

Border point →: Washington, D.C.
Target nationality →: Canada
US citizenship status of target →: U.S. non-resident
Denied entry? →: Yes
Stopped previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: Unknown
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

CBP agent asks British journalist entering U.S. if he’s part of the ‘fake news media’

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 22, 2019
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: James Dyer (Empire)

Border point →: Los Angeles International Airport
Target nationality →: United Kingdom
US citizenship status of target →: U.S. non-resident
Denied entry? →: No
Stopped previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

BuzzFeed receives third subpoena in ongoing Unsworth-Musk defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Updated on: October 28, 2019
Date of incident: August 21, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: BuzzFeed News

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Aug. 21, 2019: Pending

Sept. 6, 2019: Objected to

Oct. 28, 2019: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Subpoena for Iowa journalist’s reporting materials in lottery rigging case dropped

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 16, 2019
Location: Iowa City, Iowa
Targets: Perry Beeman (Independent)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Aug. 16, 2019: Pending

Aug. 27, 2019: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Oregon county official accuses local newspaper of criminal conduct

Incident Details

Updated on: December 14, 2019
Date of incident: August 14, 2019
Location: Malheur County, Oregon
Targets: Malheur Enterprise

Chilling Statement

Montgomery County Commission sued for ban on livestreaming chamber proceedings

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 12, 2019
Location: Clarksville, Tennessee
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: Local government: Legislature
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice

Fast Company subpoenaed for identifying information on confidential source

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 9, 2019
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Fast Company

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Aug. 9, 2019: Pending

Oct. 31, 2019: Carried out
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Wisconsin think tank sues governor for leaving its news service off media advisory list

Incident Details

Updated on: December 10, 2021
Date of incident: August 6, 2019
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Case number: 3:19-cv-00649
Targets: MacIver Institute for Public Policy, MacIver News Service
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: State government: Governor
Type of denial →: Press credential or media list

White House suspends correspondent’s press pass, reporter alleges retaliation

Incident Details

Updated on: May 10, 2022
Date of incident: August 5, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:19-cv-02514
Targets: Brian Karem (Playboy)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: White House
Type of denial →: Press credential or media list

Private security guard assaults journalist, confiscates camera during summit

Incident Details

Updated on: August 20, 2019
Date of incident: August 3, 2019
Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey
Targets: Charlie Kratovil (New Brunswick Today)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private security

Owner and reporter for Texas weekly threatened, arrest warrant issued

Incident Details

Date of incident: August 1, 2019
Location: Rio Grande City, Texas
Targets: Dina Garcia-Peña (El Tejano)

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America First Media Group founder ordered to comply with document, testimony requests

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 31, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matt Couch (America First Media)

Legal orders →: Motion to compel for communications or work product

July 31, 2019: Upheld

Aug. 14, 2019: Objected to

Jan. 24, 2020: Upheld

Jan. 31, 2020: Objected to

March 4, 2020: Upheld

March 6, 2020: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

BuzzFeed receives second subpoena in ongoing Unsworth-Musk defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Updated on: October 28, 2019
Date of incident: July 29, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: BuzzFeed News

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

July 29, 2019: Pending

Aug. 23, 2019: Objected to

Oct. 28, 2019: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal