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California newsroom, free speech group get $500,000 in public records lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 28, 2023
Location: San Jose, California
Case number: 22CV394443
Targets: San José Spotlight
Case status: Verdict issued
Type of case: Civil

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Freelance photojournalist arrested filming police in California

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 27, 2023
Location: San Diego, California
Case number: 3:24-cv-00893
Targets: Edward Baier (Freelance)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: San Diego Police Department
Detention date →: November 27, 2023
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment searched or seized →: Vehicle, 1
Status of equipment →: Searched without seizure
Search warrant obtained →: No

Reporter subpoenaed for testimony in Title IX lawsuit

Incident Details

Updated on: February 1, 2024
Date of incident: November 22, 2023
Location: Sacramento, California
Targets: Kenneth “Kenny” Jacoby (USA Today)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Nov. 22, 2023: Pending

Dec. 6, 2023: Objected to

Feb. 1, 2024: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

St. Louis TV reporter shot with pellet gun, suspect arrested

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 20, 2023
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Andy Banker (KTVI)

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

St. Louis TV crew shot at with pellet guns, suspect arrested

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 20, 2023
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Brian Ledford (KTVI)

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

Photojournalist sues City of Cincinnati following arrest at accident scene

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 19, 2023
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Case number: 1:24-cv-00572
Targets: Calvin Andrus (Freelance)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Cincinnati Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: obstructing official business

Nov. 19, 2023: Charges pending

Nov. 24, 2023: Charges pending

June 25, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention date →: November 19, 2023
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Boston reporter grabbed from behind while on camera

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 18, 2023
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: Grant Hermes (WHDH-TV)

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

Freelance journalist detained while reporting on climate activists

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 17, 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Will Allen-DuPraw (News2Share)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: National Gallery of Art Protection Services
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Freelancer tear-gassed, shoved while reporting on Atlanta forest protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 13, 2023
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: Carlos Berríos Polanco (Freelance)

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

Czech TV reporter, cameraman robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 12, 2023
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Bohumil Vostal (Česká Televize [Czechia])

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

Equipment damaged →: Miscellaneous equipment, 1

Recording equipment, 4
Actor →: Private individual

Czech TV cameraman, reporter robbed at gunpoint in San Francisco

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 12, 2023
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Milan Nosek (Česká Televize [Czechia])

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 2

Camera equipment, 11

Camera lens, 2

Equipment bag, 1

External battery, 3

Miscellaneous equipment, 1

Storage device, 2
Actor →: Private individual

Independent journalist pushed, arrested at NYC pro-Palestinian march

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 11, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Ashoka Jegroo (Independent)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: New York City Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Nov. 11, 2023: Charges pending

Nov. 29, 2023: Charges dropped

Obstruction: disorderly conduct

Nov. 11, 2023: Charges pending

Nov. 29, 2023: Charges dropped
Detention date →: November 11, 2023
Release date →: November 11, 2023
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Senator calls on Justice Department to investigate news outlets

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 9, 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: CNN, Reuters, The Associated Press, The New York Times

Chilling Statement

Student journalist reports being pushed while filming Princeton protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 9, 2023
Location: Princeton, New Jersey
Targets: Alexandra Orbuch (Princeton Tory)

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

Senators criticize VOA editorial guidelines on Israel-Gaza war, call for firings

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 7, 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Carol Guensburg (Voice of America), Patsy Widakuswara (Voice of America)

Chilling Statement

Apparent cyberattack hits AP news website, causes brief outage

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 31, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: The Associated Press

Other Incident

Subpoena quashed for reporter’s communications as part of Title IX lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 31, 2023
Location: Sacramento, California
Targets: Kenneth “Kenny” Jacoby (USA Today)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Oct. 31, 2023: Pending

Nov. 13, 2023: Objected to

Dec. 21, 2023: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Chicago-area reporter cited for seeking comment from local officials

Incident Details

Updated on: November 6, 2023
Date of incident: October 30, 2023
Location: Calumet City, Illinois
Targets: Hank Sanders (Daily Southtown)

Arrest status →: Charged without arrest
Arresting authority →: Calumet City Police Department
Charges →: Obstruction: interference/hampering of city employees

Oct. 30, 2023: Charges pending

Nov. 6, 2023: Charges dropped

Obstruction: interference/hampering of city employees

Oct. 30, 2023: Charges pending

Nov. 6, 2023: Charges dropped

Obstruction: interference/hampering of city employees

Oct. 30, 2023: Charges pending

Nov. 6, 2023: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Alabama reporter faces felony charge for article on grand jury investigation

Incident Details

Updated on: March 25, 2026
Date of incident: October 27, 2023
Location: Atmore, Alabama
Case number: 1:24-cv-00425
Targets: Don Fletcher (Atmore News)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Escambia County Sheriff’s Office
Charges →: Publishing: revealing, disclosing or divulging grand jury information

Oct. 27, 2023: Charges pending

April 19, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention date →: October 27, 2023
Release date →: October 27, 2023
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Status of prior restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly released materials? →: No

Alabama publisher charged over report on grand jury investigation

Incident Details

Updated on: March 25, 2026
Date of incident: October 27, 2023
Location: Atmore, Alabama
Case number: 1:24-cv-00425
Targets: Sherry Digmon (Atmore News)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Escambia County Sheriff’s Office
Charges →: Publishing: revealing, disclosing or divulging grand jury information

Oct. 27, 2023: Charges pending

April 19, 2024: Charges dropped
Detention date →: October 27, 2023
Release date →: October 27, 2023
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Status of prior restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly released materials? →: No

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