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Journalist subpoenaed by DC construction company after libel claims dismissed

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 20, 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Natalie Delgadillo (DCist)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Jan. 20, 2023: Pending

Feb. 16, 2023: Objected to

March 30, 2023: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

SC reporter arrested, banned from tribal lands

Incident Details

Updated on: July 17, 2023
Date of incident: January 14, 2023
Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina
Targets: Maggie Brown (The Post and Courier)

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

Jan. 14, 2023: Charges pending

July 17, 2023: Charges dropped
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Texas judge vacates order limiting murder trial coverage

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 9, 2023
Location: Waco, Texas
Targets: KWTX-TV, Media, Waco Tribune-Herald

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

Texas Senate extends barring reporters from floor

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 6, 2023
Location: Austin, Texas
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: State government: Legislature
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice

Bloomberg subpoenaed for reporter communications, quashed by judge

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 4, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Bloomberg News

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jan. 4, 2023: Pending

April 20, 2023: Objected to

Aug. 25, 2023: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Penn. journalist ordered to destroy, unpublish copies of leaked report

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 15, 2022
Location: Exeter Township, Pennsylvania
Targets: Jerry Geleff (Jerry Geleff Media), The Exeter Examiner, The Exeter Underground

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

Colorado county settles lawsuit after denying outlet’s bid for legal notices

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 14, 2022
Location: Westcliffe, Colorado
Case number: 1:22-cv-02121
Targets: Wet Mountain Tribune
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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FTC orders Twitter to disclose names of journalists

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 13, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

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Tennessee photographer pushed, camera grabbed by businessman

Incident Details

Date of incident: December 9, 2022
Location: Ashland City, Tennessee
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 34 (WSMV-TV)

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

Financial reporter subpoenaed for testimony in securities fraud case

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 30, 2022
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Roddy Boyd (Foundation for Financial Journalism)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Nov. 30, 2022: Pending

Jan. 17, 2023: Objected to

Feb. 13, 2023: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

WSJ reporter detained outside Phoenix bank

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 23, 2022
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Targets: Dion Rabouin (The Wall Street Journal)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Phoenix Police Department
Detention date →: November 23, 2022
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Documentary filmmaker subpoenaed again in DOJ Capitol riots investigation

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 18, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Alex Holder (AJH Films)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Nov. 18, 2022: Pending

Jan. 30, 2023: Carried out

subpoena for communications or work product

Nov. 18, 2022: Pending

Jan. 30, 2023: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Armed man enters New York Times building, requests to speak with reporter

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 17, 2022
Location: New York, New York
Targets: The New York Times

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‘Confidentiality order’ sent to California news outlet attempts to stop newsgathering

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 16, 2022
Location: Contra Costa, California
Targets: East Bay Times

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

Reporter subpoenaed for documents in securities fraud case

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 16, 2022
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Roddy Boyd (Foundation for Financial Journalism)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Nov. 16, 2022: Pending

Dec. 12, 2022: Ignored
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Memphis news photographer, reporter robbed at gunpoint blocks from studio

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 10, 2022
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 27 (WHBQ-TV)

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

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1

Camera equipment, 1

Live unit, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Memphis broadcaster robbed at gunpoint blocks from studio

Incident Details

Date of incident: November 10, 2022
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
Targets: Jeremy Pierre (WHBQ-TV)

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

Ohio editor charged with wiretapping after publishing obtained court recording

Incident Details

Updated on: December 5, 2025
Date of incident: October 31, 2022
Location: Waverly, Ohio
Case number: 2:23-cv-04102
Targets: Derek Myers (Scioto Valley Guardian)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Arrested and released
Arresting authority →: Pike County Sheriff's Office
Charges →: Wiretapping: interception of wire, oral or electronic communications

Oct. 31, 2022: Charges pending

Aug. 10, 2023: Charges dropped
Detention date →: November 1, 2022
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Legal orders →: warrant for other

Oct. 28, 2022: Pending

Nov. 1, 2022: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Editor’s laptop, cellphone seized following publication of courtroom recording

Incident Details

Updated on: December 5, 2025
Date of incident: October 28, 2022
Location: Waverly, Ohio
Case number: 2:23-cv-04102
Targets: Derek Myers (Scioto Valley Guardian)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Equipment searched or seized →: Cellphone, 1

Computer, 1
Status of equipment →: Returned in full
Search warrant obtained →: Yes

Legal orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Oct. 28, 2022: Pending

Oct. 28, 2022: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Investigative outlet subpoenaed for documents in securities fraud case

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 27, 2022
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Foundation for Financial Journalism

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Oct. 27, 2022: Pending

Nov. 25, 2022: Ignored
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

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