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Liberty University obtains trespassing warrant against ProPublica reporter

Incident Details

Updated on: May 15, 2020
Date of incident: April 6, 2020
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Targets: Alec MacGillis (ProPublica)

Arrest status →: Charged without arrest
Arresting authority →: Liberty University Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

April 6, 2020: Charges pending

May 15, 2020: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Legal orders →: warrant for other

April 6, 2020: Pending

May 15, 2020: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Florida journalist barred from governor’s COVID-19 briefing

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 28, 2020
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Targets: Mary Ellen Klas (Miami Herald)

Government agency or public official involved →: State government: Governor
Type of denial →: Government event

Illinois mayor threatens journalist for taking pictures, video on public street

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 26, 2020
Location: Bellmont, Illinois
Targets: John Kraft (Edgar County Watchdogs)

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Illinois county drops subpoena for government watchdog’s communications

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 25, 2020
Location: Effingham County, Illinois
Targets: Edgar County Watchdogs

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

March 25, 2020: Pending

April 7, 2020: Dropped
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

AP photographer ordered to delete photos, leave Liberty University campus

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 24, 2020
Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 26 (The Associated Press)

Equipment broken →: Work product, 1
Actor →: Private security

California community blog subpoenaed in ongoing lawsuit

Incident Details

Updated on: May 12, 2021
Date of incident: March 13, 2020
Location: Fullerton, California
Targets: David Curlee (Friends for Fullerton’s Future), Joshua Ferguson (Friends for Fullerton’s Future), Friends for Fullerton’s Future

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WikiLeaks subpoenaed in defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 13, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: WikiLeaks

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jan. 24, 2020: Pending

March 29, 2021: Unknown
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Appellate judge rules California blog can publish — but not destroy — city records

Incident Details

Updated on: May 12, 2021
Date of incident: March 12, 2020
Location: Fullerton, California
Targets: Friends for Fullerton’s Future

Status of prior restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly released materials? →: Yes

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