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Alabama publisher charged over report on grand jury investigation

Incident Details

Updated On: April 19, 2024
Date of Incident: October 27, 2023
Location: Atmore, Alabama
Targets: Sherry Digmon (Atmore News)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Escambia County Sheriff’s Office
Charges →: Publishing: revealing, disclosing or divulging grand jury information

Oct. 27, 2023: Charges pending

Apr. 19, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: October 27, 2023
Release Date →: October 27, 2023
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Status of Prior Restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: No

Texas attorney general subpoenas Media Matters after report on X

Incident Details

Updated On: April 12, 2024
Date of Incident: December 1, 2023
Location: Austin, Texas
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

Dec. 1, 2023: Pending

Dec. 11, 2023: Objected to

Apr. 12, 2024: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

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Ohio prosecutor subpoenas outlet for reporting materials from protest

Incident Details

Updated On: April 11, 2024
Date of Incident: June 5, 2020
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Targets: Cleveland.com, The Plain Dealer

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jun. 5, 2020: Pending

Unknown date: Ignored
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Subpoena issued for watchdog blog’s documents, communications

Incident Details

Updated On: April 11, 2024
Date of Incident: February 7, 2020
Location: Stark County, Illinois
Targets: Edgar County Watchdogs

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 7, 2020: Pending

Mar. 1, 2020: Objected to

Unknown date: Ignored
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

LA Times photographer targeted with pepper spray while covering Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Updated On: April 5, 2024
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Case number: 0:21-cv-01282
Targets: Carolyn Cole (Los Angeles Times)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Reporter struck with crowd-control munitions while covering Minneapolis protests

Incident Details

Updated On: April 5, 2024
Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Case number: 0:21-cv-01282
Targets: Molly Hennessy-Fiske (Los Angeles Times)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

OC Weekly intern Frank Tristan attacked at pro-Trump rally

Incident Details

Updated On: April 4, 2024
Date of Incident: March 25, 2017
Location: Huntington Beach, California
Targets: Frank Tristan (OC Weekly)

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

Iowa blogger denied press access to Statehouse

Incident Details

Updated On: April 2, 2024
Date of Incident: January 10, 2019
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Case number: 4:24-cv-00021
Targets: Laura Belin (Bleeding Heartland)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: State government: Legislature
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice, Press credential or media list

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