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Journalist threatened with perjury charges by member of Congress after testimony

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 13, 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matt Taibbi (Independent)

Chilling Statement

Los Angeles sues journalist in attempt to claw back photos of police officers

Incident Details

Updated On: August 14, 2024
Date of Incident: April 5, 2023
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Ben Camacho (Knock LA)

Chilling Statement

Wired reporter subpoenaed in adult entertainers’ lawsuit against Meta

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 5, 2023
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Dell Cameron (Wired)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

April 5, 2023: Pending

April 19, 2023: Objected to

May 24, 2023: Carried out

subpoena for communications or work product

April 5, 2023: Pending

April 19, 2023: Objected to

Sept. 23, 2024: Unknown
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Condé Nast subpoenaed in adult entertainers’ lawsuit against Meta

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 5, 2023
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Condé Nast

Legal Orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

April 5, 2023: Pending

April 19, 2023: Objected to

May 24, 2023: Carried out

subpoena for communications or work product

April 5, 2023: Pending

April 19, 2023: Objected to

Sept. 23, 2024: Unknown
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Wired editor subpoenaed in adult entertainers’ lawsuit against Meta

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 5, 2023
Location: San Francisco, California
Targets: Andrew Couts (Wired)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

April 5, 2023: Pending

April 19, 2023: Objected to

May 25, 2023: Carried out

subpoena for communications or work product

April 5, 2023: Pending

April 19, 2023: Objected to

Sept. 23, 2024: Unknown
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Newspaper ordered to comply with subpoena for jailhouse interview notes

Incident Details

Updated On: November 15, 2023
Date of Incident: April 4, 2023
Location: Bakersfield, California
Targets: The Bakersfield Californian

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

April 4, 2023: Pending

April 25, 2023: Objected to

May 10, 2023: Upheld

May 15, 2023: Objected to

May 17, 2023: Ignored

May 24, 2023: Objected to

Nov. 7, 2023: Upheld

Nov. 15, 2023: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Arrest Status →: Charged without arrest
Arresting Authority →: Superior Court of California
Charges →: Contempt of court

May 24, 2023: Convicted

May 24, 2023: Pending appeal

Nov. 7, 2023: Acquitted
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Former Fox News producer subpoenaed in defamation suit against Fox

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 3, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Abby Grossberg (Fox News)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

April 3, 2023: Pending

April 23, 2023: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Anchorage photojournalist attacked while covering campaign sign vandalism

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 31, 2023
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Targets: Loren Holmes (Anchorage Daily News)

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

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