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Journalist, newsrooms ordered to delete articles about real estate dispute

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 13, 2024
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Eugene Volokh (The Volokh Conspiracy), Daily Mail, Law.com, Miami Herald, The Real Deal, WFOR-TV

Status of Prior Restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: No

Court blocks Trump subpoena over Stormy Daniels documentary on NBC

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 11, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: NBCUniversal

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

March 11, 2024: Pending

March 20, 2024: Objected to

April 5, 2024: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Freelancer forcibly removed, press badge taken at Israeli conference in NYC

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 4, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Caroline Haskins (Freelance)

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

Equipment Broken →: Press identification, 1
Actor →: Private security

Former Fox News reporter held in contempt for refusing to comply with subpoena

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 29, 2024
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Catherine Herridge (Fox News)

Arrest Status →: Charged without arrest
Arresting Authority →: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Charges →: Contempt of court

Feb. 29, 2024: Convicted
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Police agree to pay Las Vegas paper’s legal fees in public records lawsuits

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 29, 2024
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Case number: A-20-811063 & A-20-809924
Targets: Las Vegas Review-Journal
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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Florida paper says sheriff disinvited it from news conference for second time

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 29, 2024
Location: DeLand, Florida
Targets: The Daytona Beach News-Journal

Government agency or public official involved →: Law enforcement: Local
Type of denial →: Government event, Press credential or media list

Independent journalist arrested at Wall Street protest

Incident Details

Updated On: September 20, 2024
Date of Incident: February 29, 2024
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Ashoka Jegroo (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: New York City Police Department
Charges →: Blocking traffic: pedestrians on roadways

Feb. 29, 2024: Charges pending

March 20, 2024: Charges dropped

Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Feb. 29, 2024: Charges pending

March 20, 2024: Charges pending

Sept. 20, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention Date →: February 29, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Utah AG appeals order to turn over calendar to news outlet and pay court fees

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 27, 2024
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Targets: Annie Knox (KSL-TV)

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