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Radio reporter’s phone seized by North Dakota police, later returned

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 10, 2022
Location: Williston, North Dakota
Targets: Tom Simon (KXWI-FM)

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Jan. 4, 2022: Pending

Jan. 10, 2022: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Devices illegally seized in investigation of reporter’s murder, Review-Journal argues

Incident Details

Updated On: January 25, 2024
Date of Incident: September 2022
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Case number: A-22-859361-C
Targets: Jeff German (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 1

Computer, 4

Storage device, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: In custody
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Sep. 3, 2022: Pending

Sep. 3, 2022: Carried out

Sep. 26, 2022: Objected to

May. 10, 2023: Upheld

May. 22, 2023: Objected to

Oct. 5, 2023: Partially upheld

Jan. 26, 2024: Partially upheld
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Editor’s laptop, cellphone seized following publication of courtroom recording

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 28, 2022
Location: Waverly, Ohio
Targets: Derek Myers (Scioto Valley Guardian)

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 1

Computer, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: In custody
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Oct. 28, 2022: Pending

Oct. 28, 2022: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

FBI raids home, office of independent journalist on hacking allegations

Incident Details

Updated On: February 21, 2024
Date of Incident: May 8, 2023
Location: Tampa, Florida
Targets: Tim Burke (Independent)

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 4

Computer, 9

Storage device, 7

Work product, 4
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in part
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

May. 4, 2023: Pending

May. 8, 2023: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Newsroom, personal equipment seized in Kansas raid

Incident Details

Updated On: April 1, 2024
Date of Incident: August 11, 2023
Location: Marion, Kansas
Case number: 2:24-cv-02122
Targets: Marion County Record
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Equipment Seized →: Computer, 4

Storage device, 1

Work product, 2
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Aug. 11, 2023: Pending

Aug. 11, 2023: Carried out

Aug. 16, 2023: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Kansas newspaper editor’s home raided by local law enforcement

Incident Details

Updated On: April 1, 2024
Date of Incident: August 11, 2023
Location: Marion, Kansas
Case number: 2:24-cv-02122
Targets: Eric Meyer (Marion County Record), Joan Meyer (Marion County Record)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Equipment Seized →: Cellphone, 1

Computer, 3

Storage device, 1

Work product, 1
Status of Seized Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Aug. 11, 2023: Pending

Aug. 11, 2023: Carried out

Aug. 16, 2023: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State