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America First Media Group founder ordered to comply with document, testimony requests

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 31, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matt Couch (America First Media)

Legal orders →: Motion to compel for communications or work product

July 31, 2019: Upheld

Aug. 14, 2019: Objected to

Jan. 24, 2020: Upheld

Jan. 31, 2020: Objected to

March 4, 2020: Upheld

March 6, 2020: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Marine Corps denies veteran and Newsweek reporter interview in apparent retaliation for prior reporting

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 7, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: James LaPorta (Newsweek)

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Department of State bars press pool from briefing call, allowing only “faith-based media”

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 18, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: CNN, State Department Press Corps

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: Agency
Type of denial →: Government event

Trump uses Twitter to endorse Covington student’s lawsuit against The Washington Post

Incident Details

Updated on: July 24, 2020
Date of incident: February 20, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: The Washington Post

Chilling Statement

NPR reporter shoved by U.S. Capitol Police while trying to interview senators

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 14, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Kelsey Snell (National Public Radio)

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

NBC reporter shoved by officers while trying to interview senators at U.S. Capitol

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 14, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Leigh Ann Caldwell (NBC News)

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

Capitol Hill reporter pushed by police while attempting to interview senators

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 14, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matt Laslo (Freelance)

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

Journalist stopped at the border for the second time, camera searched

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 26, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Manuel Rapalo (Freelance)

Border point →: Washington, D.C.
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 →: Camera, 1

Equipment bag, 1

Work product, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

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