Illinois County judge orders watchdog publication not to publish school records released by lawyer Show More Incident Details Date of incident February 4, 2019 Location Chicago, Illinois Targets Better Government Association Prior Restraint Status of prior restraint → Dropped Mistakenly released materials? → Yes
Journalist subpoenaed for reporting materials by Jason Miller, Trump’s former adviser Show More Incident Details Updated on August 27, 2019 Date of incident February 4, 2019 Location Miami, Florida Targets J. Arthur Bloom (Independent) Subpoena/Legal Order Legal orders → subpoena for communications or work product Feb. 4, 2019: Pending Aug. 27, 2019: Ignored Legal order target → Journalist Legal order venue → Federal
IRS employee charged with leaking suspicious financial transactions to prominent lawyer and the media #Department of Justice Show More Incident Details Updated on January 17, 2020 Date of incident February 4, 2019 Location San Francisco, California Leak Case Alleged recipient of leak → Ronan Farrow (The New Yorker) Charged under Espionage Act → No
BuzzFeed News reporter aggressively questioned about reporting at passport checkpoint Show More Incident Details Date of incident February 3, 2019 Location New York, New York Targets David Mack (BuzzFeed News) Border Stop Border point → John F. Kennedy International Airport US citizenship status of target → U.S. permanent resident (green card) Denied entry? → No Stopped previously? → No Asked for device access? → No Asked intrusive questions about work? → Yes
WLTX reporters arrested in Columbia, S.C. Show More Incident Details Date of incident January 29, 2019 Location Columbia, South Carolina Targets Jenna Kurzyna (WLTX) Arrest/Criminal Charge Arrest status → Detained and released without being processed Arresting authority → Private security Unnecessary use of force? → No
Portland man arrested for stalking, harassing Oregon editor Show More Incident Details Date of incident January 29, 2019 Location Portland, Oregon Targets The Oregonian Other Incident
Federal judge orders Chicago Sun-Times not to publish information Show More Incident Details Date of incident January 2019 Location Chicago, Illinois Targets Chicago Sun-Times Prior Restraint Status of prior restraint → Ignored Mistakenly released materials? → Yes
California Attorney General threatens reporters with legal action over public record #public records Show More Incident Details Date of incident January 29, 2019 Location Berkeley, California Targets Jason Paladino (UC Berkeley’s Investigative Reporting Program; Investigative Studios), Robert Lewis (UC Berkeley’s Investigative Reporting Program; Investigative Studios) Chilling Statement