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Colorado newspaper wins access to recording of closed city council session

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 7, 2023
Location: Aurora, Colorado
Targets: Sentinel Colorado

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Journalist subpoenaed for reporting and communications in defamation suit

Incident Details

Updated on: November 4, 2025
Date of incident: December 6, 2023
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Targets: Jessica Pressler (New York)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Dec. 6, 2023: Pending

Feb. 16, 2024: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Top state legal officers warn outlets against giving ‘material support’ to Hamas

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 4, 2023
Location: Multiple
Targets: CNN, Reuters, The Associated Press, The New York Times

Chilling Statement

Texas attorney general subpoenas Media Matters after report on X

Incident Details

Updated on: August 18, 2026
Date of incident: December 1, 2023
Location: Austin, Texas
Case number: 1:24-cv-00147
Targets: Media Matters for America
Case status: Withdrawn
Type of case: Civil

Legal orders →: other for communications or work product

Dec. 1, 2023: Pending

Dec. 11, 2023: Objected to

April 12, 2024: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

Chilling Statement

Newsmax ordered to turn over journalists’ texts in Dominion defamation suit

Incident Details

Updated on: March 18, 2024
Date of incident: December 1, 2023
Location: Wilmington, Delaware
Targets: Newsmax Media

Legal orders →: Motion to compel for communications or work product

Dec. 1, 2023: Upheld

Jan. 3, 2024: Upheld

March 18, 2024: Carried out
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

Arizona radio reporter arrested at pro-Palestinian protest in Tucson

Incident Details

Updated on: December 21, 2023
Date of incident: November 30, 2023
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Targets: Alisa Reznick (KJZZ)

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Pima County Sheriff's Department
Charges →: Trespassing: criminal trespass

Nov. 30, 2023: Charges pending

Dec. 21, 2023: Charges dropped
Detention date →: November 30, 2023
Release date →: November 30, 2023
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Colorado reporter ignores order to return, destroy legally obtained court filings

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 30, 2023
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Justin Wingerter (BusinessDen)

Status of prior restraint →: Ignored
Mistakenly released materials? →: Yes

California journalist barred from press conference with district attorney

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 29, 2023
Location: Berkeley, California
Targets: Emilie Raguso (The Berkeley Scanner)

Government agency or public official involved →: Law enforcement: Prosecutor
Type of denial →: Government event

Illinois watchdog blog subpoenaed in defamation case; subpoena later withdrawn

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 28, 2023
Location: Belleville, Illinois
Targets: Edgar County Watchdogs

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Nov. 28, 2023: Pending

Dec. 20, 2023: Dropped

subpoena for testimony about confidential source

Nov. 28, 2023: Pending

Dec. 20, 2023: Dropped
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

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

Other Incident

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

Updated on: October 15, 2026
Date of incident: November 19, 2023
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Case number: 1:24-cv-00572
Targets: Calvin Andrus (Freelance)
Case status: Dismissed
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