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NY Times investigative reporter subpoenaed by DOJ for testimony

Incident Details

Updated on: July 23, 2026
Date of incident: July 10, 2026
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Eric Lipton (The New York Times)

Legal orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

July 10, 2026: Pending

July 15, 2026: Objected to

July 23, 2026: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Photographer hit with pepper spray by Proud Boy at LA rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 10, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Christopher Almaraz (Independent)

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

Photographer struck by Proud Boy at LA rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 10, 2026
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Jonny Morales (Independent)

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

Susie Wiles intimidates leakers, press as White House chief of staff

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 10, 2026
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: The New York Times

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NY Times reporters’ phone, text records targeted in secret DOJ subpoenas

Incident Details

Updated on: July 23, 2026
Date of incident: July 10, 2026
Location: New York, New York
Targets: The New York Times

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

July 10, 2026: Pending

July 18, 2026: Objected to

July 23, 2026: Dropped
Legal order target →: Third-party: unidentified (telecom company)
Legal order venue →: Federal

NY Times reporters’ phone, text records secretly targeted in DOJ subpoenas

Incident Details

Updated on: July 23, 2026
Date of incident: July 10, 2026
Location: New York, New York
Targets: The New York Times

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

July 10, 2026: Pending

July 18, 2026: Objected to

July 23, 2026: Dropped
Legal order target →: Third-party: unidentified (telecom company)
Legal order venue →: Federal

Editor questioned by officials at Virginia airport; phone seized and searched

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Incident Details

Updated on: August 17, 2026
Date of incident: July 10, 2026
Location: Dulles, Virginia
Case number: 1:26-mc-00016
Targets: Max Blumenthal (The Grayzone)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Border point →: Washington Dulles International Airport
Target nationality →: United States
US citizenship status of target →: U.S. citizen
Denied entry? →: No
Stopped previously? →: Yes
Asked for device access? →: Yes
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes

Equipment searched or seized →: Cellphone, 2

Work product, 2
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Reporter shoved while covering Maine demonstration

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 7, 2026
Location: Bangor, Maine
Targets: Joe Sokol (Maine Wire)

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

Producer detained after judge closes courtroom for grand jury indictment

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 2, 2026
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Targets: Danny Monteverde (WWL-TV)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office
Detention date →: July 2, 2026
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Deputy points gun at photographer during World Cup celebration

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 30, 2026
Location: East Los Angeles, California
Targets: Steven Berumen (Independent)

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

TV photographer’s camera damaged by group while reporting in Illinois

Incident Details

Updated on: July 1, 2026
Date of incident: June 29, 2026
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 49 (WBBM-TV)

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

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

TV station vehicle windshield smashed while crew reported in Illinois

Incident Details

Updated on: July 1, 2026
Date of incident: June 29, 2026
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Unidentified journalist 17 (WBBM-TV)

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

Equipment damaged →: Vehicle, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Reporter detained at U.S. event in Belgium after questioning official

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 28, 2026
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Targets: Samuel Dempsey (The European Correspondent)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Brussels-Midi Zone Police
Detention date →: June 28, 2026
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Editor detained at U.S. event in Belgium after filming official

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 28, 2026
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Targets: Julius Fintelmann (The European Correspondent)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Brussels-Midi Zone Police
Detention date →: June 28, 2026
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Reporters removed from U.S. event in Belgium after questioning official

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 28, 2026
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Targets: Samuel Dempsey (The European Correspondent), Julius Fintelmann (The European Correspondent)

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: U.S. Embassy
Type of denial →: Government event

Photojournalist pepper-sprayed by federal officer at New Jersey protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 27, 2026
Location: Newark, New Jersey
Targets: Stephanie Keith (Freelance)

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

Journalist pepper-sprayed by federal officers at Father’s Day protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 21, 2026
Location: Newark, New Jersey
Targets: Wali Khan (Independent)

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

Man charged in Vermont for assaulting journalist at home

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 20, 2026
Location: Brattleboro, Vermont
Targets: Hank Poitras (Independent)

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

Equipment damaged →: Cellphone, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Photojournalist arrested mid-interview, incarcerated since June

Incident Details

Updated on: July 27, 2026
Date of incident: June 11, 2026
Location: Hardwick Township, New Jersey
Targets: Trisha Brownlee (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: New Jersey State Police
Charges →: Prohibited weapons: possession of dum-dum or armor-piercing ammunition

June 11, 2026: Charges pending
Detention date →: June 11, 2026
Release date →: July 27, 2026
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment searched or seized →: Cellphone, 1
Status of equipment →: In custody
Search warrant obtained →: Yes

NYC journalist shoved, pepper-sprayed while covering NBA watch party

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 8, 2026
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Dean Moses (amNewYork)

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

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