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Police subpoena journalist’s cellphone during leak investigation

Incident Details

Updated On: October 15, 2024
Date of Incident: July 27, 2017
Location: Laredo, Texas
Case number: 5:19-cv-00048
Targets: Priscilla Villarreal (Independent)
Case Status: Ongoing, Appealed
Type of case: Civil

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

July 27, 2017: Pending

Aug. 22, 2017: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Third-party: AT&T (telecom company)
Legal Order Venue →: State

Two arrested after Oklahoma radio tower toppled, section stolen

Incident Details

Updated On: October 1, 2024
Date of Incident: January 15, 2024
Location: Hugo, Oklahoma
Targets: KITX

Equipment Broken →: Broadcast tower, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Texas journalist barred from briefing by sheriff, files civil rights suit

Incident Details

Updated On: September 24, 2024
Date of Incident: July 12, 2021
Location: Richmond, Texas
Case number: 4:22-cv-04210
Targets: Justin Pulliam (Independent)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Law enforcement: Local
Type of denial →: Government event

Freelance journalist shoved, arrested while filming police in Arizona

Incident Details

Updated On: September 19, 2024
Date of Incident: May 16, 2023
Location: Yuma, Arizona
Targets: Lucas Mullikin (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Yuma Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: resisting arrest

May 16, 2023: Charges pending

Sept. 19, 2023: Charges pending

Sept. 19, 2024: Charges dropped

Failure to obey: obedience to officers

May 16, 2023: Charges pending

Sept. 19, 2023: Charges pending

Sept. 19, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: May 16, 2023
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

New York Times reporter assaulted, cameras stolen and damaged amid Capitol riot

Incident Details

Updated On: September 12, 2024
Date of Incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Erin Schaff (The New York Times)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Camera lens, 1

Press identification, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Three men charged with vandalizing homes of two NH radio journalists

Incident Details

Updated On: September 9, 2024
Date of Incident: June 15, 2023
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: Lauren Chooljian (New Hampshire Public Radio), Dan Barrick (New Hampshire Public Radio)

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Independent journalist says LA police damaged his equipment while arresting him

Incident Details

Updated On: September 5, 2024
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Los Angeles, California
Case number: 2:20-cv-05027
Targets: Jonathan Mayorca (The Convo Couch)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Charges →: Failure to obey: failure to obey a lawful order

May 30, 2020: Charges pending

May 31, 2021: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment Broken →: Recording equipment, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

Missouri attorney general subpoenas Media Matters after report on X

Incident Details

Updated On: August 22, 2024
Date of Incident: March 25, 2024
Location: Jefferson City, Missouri
Case number: 1:24-cv-00147
Targets: Media Matters for America
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Legal Orders →: other for communications or work product

March 25, 2024: Pending

April 15, 2024: Objected to

Aug. 22, 2024: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

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