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California city bans news distribution on most city property

Incident Details

Updated on: May 6, 2025
Date of incident: April 1, 2025
Location: Fullerton, California
Targets: Media

Other Incident

Kansas reporter injured when cellphone seized during police raid of newsroom

Incident Details

Updated on: May 2, 2025
Date of incident: August 11, 2023
Location: Marion, Kansas
Case number: 6:23-cv-01179
Targets: Deb Gruver (Marion County Record)
Case status: Ongoing, Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Equipment searched or seized →: Cellphone, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: No

Police union sues Las Vegas Review-Journal over jail video

Incident Details

Updated on: May 2, 2025
Date of incident: September 27, 2023
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Las Vegas Review-Journal

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U.S. News subpoenaed for documents by San Francisco city attorney

Incident Details

Updated on: April 25, 2025
Date of incident: January 9, 2024
Location: San Francisco, California
Case number: 3:24-cv-00395
Targets: U.S. News & World Report
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jan. 9, 2024: Pending

Jan. 23, 2024: Objected to

May 7, 2024: Upheld

May 7, 2024: Objected to

April 25, 2025: Dropped
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

U.S. News subpoenaed about hospital rankings by city attorney

Incident Details

Updated on: April 25, 2025
Date of incident: January 9, 2024
Location: San Francisco, California
Case number: 3:24-cv-00395
Targets: U.S. News & World Report
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Jan. 9, 2024: Pending

Jan. 23, 2024: Objected to

May 7, 2024: Upheld

May 7, 2024: Objected to

April 25, 2025: Dropped
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

New York Times editor testifies in defamation suit brought by former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin

Incident Details

Updated on: April 22, 2025
Date of incident: August 10, 2017
Location: New York, New York
Targets: The New York Times

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Journalist alleges phone data copied, sent to CIA during Assange interviews

Incident Details

Updated on: April 15, 2025
Date of incident: January 2017
Location: London, England
Case number: 1:22-cv-06913
Targets: John Goetz (NDR)
Case status: Appealed
Type of case: Civil

Equipment searched or seized →: Work product, 1
Status of equipment →: In custody
Search warrant obtained →: No

Reporter alleges phone data copied, sent to CIA during Assange interviews

Incident Details

Updated on: April 15, 2025
Date of incident: January 2017
Location: London, England
Case number: 1:22-cv-06913
Targets: Charles Glass (Freelance)
Case status: Appealed
Type of case: Civil

Equipment searched or seized →: Work product, 1
Status of equipment →: In custody
Search warrant obtained →: No

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