Incident Details
- Updated on
- August 25, 2020
- Date of incident
- May 1, 2020
- Location
- Rock Island, Illinois
- Assailant →
- Private individual
- Was the journalist targeted? →
- Yes
Assault
- Equipment damaged →
- Actor →
- Private individual
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Incident Details
- Date of incident
- April 30, 2020
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Steve Herman (Voice of America)
Incident Details
- Date of incident
- April 28, 2020
- Targets
- Scott Johnson (Power Line)
- Government agency or public official involved →
- Type of denial →
- Change in policy or practice, Government event, Press credential or media list
Denial of Access
Incident Details
- Date of incident
- April 23, 2020
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Ellen Ratner (Fox News)
- Legal orders →
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subpoena
for
communications or work product
- May 11, 2020: Pending
- March 29, 2021: Unknown
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subpoena
for
communications or work product
- Legal order target →
- Journalist
- Legal order venue →
- Federal
Subpoena/Legal Order
Incident Details
- Date of incident
- April 23, 2020
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Fox News
- Legal orders →
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subpoena
for
communications or work product
- Jan. 7, 2020: Pending
- Jan. 15, 2020: Objected to
- March 25, 2020: Upheld
- April 22, 2020: Objected to
- Sept. 28, 2020: Unknown
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subpoena
for
communications or work product
- Legal order target →
- Institution
- Legal order venue →
- Federal
Subpoena/Legal Order
Incident Details
- Date of incident
- April 23, 2020
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Michael Isikoff (Yahoo News)
- Legal orders →
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subpoena
for
communications or work product
- Aug. 18, 2019: Pending
- April 23, 2020: Dropped
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subpoena
for
communications or work product
- Legal order target →
- Journalist
- Legal order venue →
- Federal
Subpoena/Legal Order
Incident Details
- Updated on
- July 13, 2023
- Date of incident
- April 17, 2020
- Location
- Huntington Beach, California
- Assailant →
- Private individual
- Was the journalist targeted? →
- Yes
Assault
Incident Details
- Updated on
- January 29, 2024
- Date of incident
- April 14, 2020
- Targets
- Iyani Hughes (WANF)
- Assailant →
- Private individual
- Was the journalist targeted? →
- No
Assault
- Equipment damaged →
- Actor →
- Private individual
Equipment Damage
Incident Details
- Updated on
- August 18, 2020
- Date of incident
- April 14, 2020
- Targets
- George Steinmetz (Freelance)
- Arrest status →
- Arrested and released
- Arresting authority →
- New York City Police Department
- Charges →
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Avigation
- April 14, 2020: Charges pending
- Aug. 1, 2020: Charges dropped
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Avigation
- Unnecessary use of force? →
- No
Arrest/Criminal Charge
- Equipment searched or seized →
- Status of equipment →
- Returned in full
- Search warrant obtained →
- No
Equipment Search or Seizure
Incident Details
- Updated on
- April 30, 2020
- Date of incident
- April 10, 2020
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Voice of America
Incident Details
- Updated on
- May 15, 2020
- Date of incident
- April 6, 2020
- Arrest status →
- Charged without arrest
- Arresting authority →
- Liberty University Police Department
- Charges →
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Trespassing
- April 6, 2020: Charges pending
- May 15, 2020: Charges dropped
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Trespassing
- Unnecessary use of force? →
- No
Arrest/Criminal Charge
- Legal order target →
- Journalist
- Legal order venue →
- State
Subpoena/Legal Order
Incident Details
- Updated on
- May 15, 2020
- Date of incident
- April 6, 2020
- Targets
- Alec MacGillis (ProPublica)
- Arrest status →
- Charged without arrest
- Arresting authority →
- Liberty University Police Department
- Charges →
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Trespassing
- April 6, 2020: Charges pending
- May 15, 2020: Charges dropped
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Trespassing
- Unnecessary use of force? →
- No
Arrest/Criminal Charge
- Legal order target →
- Journalist
- Legal order venue →
- State
Subpoena/Legal Order
Incident Details
- Date of incident
- March 28, 2020
- Location
- Tallahassee, Florida
- Targets
- Mary Ellen Klas (Miami Herald)
- Government agency or public official involved →
- Type of denial →
- Government event
Denial of Access
Incident Details
- Date of incident
- March 26, 2020
Incident Details
- Date of incident
- March 25, 2020
- Location
- Effingham County, Illinois
- Targets
- Edgar County Watchdogs
- Legal orders →
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subpoena
for
communications or work product
- March 25, 2020: Pending
- April 7, 2020: Dropped
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subpoena
for
communications or work product
- Legal order target →
- Institution
- Legal order venue →
- State
Subpoena/Legal Order
Incident Details
- Date of incident
- March 24, 2020
- Equipment damaged →
- Actor →
- Private security
Equipment Damage
Incident Details
- Updated on
- May 12, 2021
- Date of incident
- March 13, 2020
- Location
- Fullerton, California
Incident Details
- Date of incident
- March 13, 2020
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- WikiLeaks
- Legal orders →
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subpoena
for
communications or work product
- Jan. 24, 2020: Pending
- March 29, 2021: Unknown
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subpoena
for
communications or work product
- Legal order target →
- Institution
- Legal order venue →
- Federal
Subpoena/Legal Order
Incident Details
- Updated on
- May 12, 2021
- Date of incident
- March 12, 2020
- Location
- Fullerton, California
- Targets
- Friends for Fullerton’s Future
- Status of prior restraint →
- Struck down
- Mistakenly released materials? →
- Yes
Prior Restraint
Incident Details
- Date of incident
- February 29, 2020
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Targets
- Seymour “Sy” Hersh (Independent)
- Legal orders →
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subpoena
for
testimony about confidential source
- Feb. 29, 2020: Pending
- April 23, 2020: Upheld
- May 8, 2020: Pending
- July 15, 2020: Carried out
- March 29, 2021: Dropped
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subpoena
for
testimony about confidential source
- Legal order target →
- Journalist
- Legal order venue →
- Federal