Incident Database

Legal orders →: other for communications or work product

March 25, 2024: Pending

April 15, 2024: Objected to

Aug. 22, 2024: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

Colorado council member sends threatening note to local weekly over reporting

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 20, 2024
Location: Ouray, Colorado
Targets: Ouray County Plaindealer

Chilling Statement

Sacramento Bee columnist detained at pro-Palestinian protest at City Hall

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 19, 2024
Location: Sacramento, California
Targets: Robin Epley (The Sacramento Bee)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Sacramento Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Independent journalist arrested, injured while covering Texas protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 8, 2024
Location: Austin, Texas
Targets: Jeff Zavala (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Austin Police Department
Charges →: Traffic violation: stopping, standing, or parking prohibited in certain places

March 8, 2024: Charges pending

March 11, 2024: Charges dropped

Obstruction: resisting arrest, search, or transportation

March 8, 2024: Charges pending

June 27, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention date →: March 8, 2024
Release date →: March 9, 2024
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera equipment, 1

Recording equipment, 1
Actor →: Law enforcement

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 damaged →: Press identification, 1
Actor →: Private security

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

Incident Details

Updated on: March 13, 2024
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

March 13, 2024: Pending appeal

Sept. 30, 2025: 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

Other Incident

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 →: Traffic violation: 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)

Other Incident

Salman Rushdie subpoenaed for memoir materials by alleged attacker

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 26, 2024
Location: Mayville, New York
Targets: Salman Rushdie (Independent)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 26, 2024: Pending

March 4, 2024: Objected to

April 15, 2024: Objected to

July 18, 2024: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State