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Student journalist among reporters arrested while covering Sacramento protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 4, 2019
Location: Sacramento, California
Targets: William Coburn (The [Sacramento State University] State Hornet)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Sacramento Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

March 5, 2019: Charges pending

March 8, 2019: Charges dropped
Detention date →: March 4, 2019
Release date →: March 5, 2019
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Sacramento Bee reporter detained while covering protest march

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 4, 2019
Location: Sacramento, California
Targets: Dale Kasler (The Sacramento Bee)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Sacramento Police Department
Charges →: Rioting: failure to disperse

March 4, 2019: Charges pending

March 4, 2019: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

San Francisco police seize multiple phone records of independent journalist Bryan Carmody

Incident Details

Updated on: May 26, 2020
Date of incident: March 1, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Bryan Carmody (North Bay News)

Legal orders →: warrant for communications or work product

May 9, 2019: Pending

May 10, 2019: Carried out

May 16, 2019: Objected to

Aug. 2, 2019: Quashed

warrant for communications or work product

May 10, 2019: Pending

May 10, 2019: Carried out

May 16, 2019: Objected to

Aug. 2, 2019: Quashed
Legal order target →: Third-party: Verizon, AT&T (telecom company)
Legal order venue →: State

White House bars four print reporters from covering dinner between U.S., North Korea leaders

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 27, 2019
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Targets: Eli Stokols (Los Angeles Times), Jeff Mason (Reuters), Jonathan Lemire (The Associated Press), Justin Sink (Bloomberg News)

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

Undercover police threaten to arrest journalist after he films the search of a black man

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 26, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Mike Elk (Payday Report)

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Pennsylvania judge denies energy company’s subpoena of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 25, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Don Hopey (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 25, 2019: Pending

March 11, 2019: Objected to

May 3, 2019: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Judge quashes energy company’s subpoena of former Post-Gazette managing editor

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 25, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: Sally Stapleton (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 25, 2019: Pending

March 11, 2019: Objected to

May 3, 2019: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Judge quashes energy company’s subpoena of Post-Gazette reporter, staff

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 25, 2019
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Targets: David Templeton (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 25, 2019: Pending

March 11, 2019: Objected to

May 3, 2019: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

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