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Photojournalist shoved with police batons at NYC pro-Palestinian protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 14, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Alexa Wilkinson (Independent)

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

Equipment Broken →: Equipment bag, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Photojournalist struck, shoved with police batons while covering NYC protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 14, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Gerard Dalbon (Independent)

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

Independent journalist shoved with batons by NYC police at protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 14, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Spyder Monkey (Independent)

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

Videojournalist shoved with batons by police during NYC protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 14, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Peter Hambrecht (News2Share)

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

Paramount Global subpoenaed in music copyright suit

Incident Details

Updated On: February 12, 2025
Date of Incident: August 8, 2024
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Paramount Global

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Aug. 8, 2024: Pending

Sept. 18, 2024: Objected to

Feb. 12, 2025: Quashed

subpoena for other testimony

Aug. 8, 2024: Pending

Sept. 18, 2024: Objected to

Feb. 12, 2025: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Production company Zero Point Zero subpoenaed in music copyright suit

Incident Details

Updated On: February 12, 2025
Date of Incident: August 8, 2024
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Zero Point Zero Production

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Aug. 8, 2024: Pending

Sept. 18, 2024: Objected to

Feb. 12, 2025: Quashed

subpoena for other testimony

Aug. 8, 2024: Pending

Sept. 18, 2024: Objected to

Feb. 12, 2025: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

City of Chicago orders removal of downtown newsracks prior to DNC

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 7, 2024
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Chicago Reader, La Raza, Newcity, RedEye, South Side Weekly

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Minnesota outlet ordered to delete court memo in murder case

Incident Details

Updated On: August 13, 2024
Date of Incident: July 19, 2024
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Targets: KARE

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

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