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Journalist detained by deputies after documenting arrests at Idaho Pride parade

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 11, 2022
Location: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Targets: Alissa Azar (Independent)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Kootenai County Sheriff's Office
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

Sarasota Herald-Tribune prohibited from publishing deputies’ names

Incident Details

Updated on: June 27, 2022
Date of incident: June 10, 2022
Location: Sarasota, Florida
Targets: Melissa Pérez-Carrillo (Sarasota Herald-Tribune), Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Status of prior restraint →: Struck down
Mistakenly released materials? →: No

St. Joseph journalist deposed after reporting on hospital

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 2, 2022
Location: St. Joseph, Missouri
Targets: Clayton Anderson (St. Joseph News-Press)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

June 2, 2022: Pending

June 14, 2022: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

St. Joseph News-Press news director deposed after reporting on hospital lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 2, 2022
Location: St. Joseph, Missouri
Targets: Steven Booher (St. Joseph News-Press)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

June 2, 2022: Pending

June 14, 2022: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Journalists covering mass shootings report harassment and threats of arrest

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 1, 2022
Location: Multiple
Targets: Julian Gill (Houston Chronicle), Shimon Prokupecz (CNN), Matthew Friedman (CNN), Connor Sheets (Los Angeles Times)

Other Incident

Subpoenaed news reporter will not have to testify in MN murder trial

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 2022
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Lou Raguse (KARE)

Legal orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

May 30, 2022: Pending

May 31, 2022: Objected to

June 20, 2022: Quashed

Motion to compel for testimony about confidential source

June 2, 2022: Pending

June 9, 2022: Objected to

June 20, 2022: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

Individual aims weapon at FOX reporter, photographer during morning broadcast

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 25, 2022
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Joanie Lum (WFLD)

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

Individual aims firearm at FOX news crew during morning broadcast

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 25, 2022
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 23 (WFLD)

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

Outlets sue after media barred from attending Iowa school board meeting

Incident Details

Updated on: June 8, 2023
Date of incident: May 25, 2022
Location: Bettendorf, Iowa
Case number: 07821 EQCE135211
Targets: Josh Lamberty (WQAD-TV), KWQC-TV, Quad-City Times, WHBF-TV, WQAD-TV
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Local government: Public school district
Type of denial →: Government event

Subpoena to uncover confidential source dropped after agreement reached

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 23, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Cyd Upson (Fox News)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May 23, 2022: Pending

June 30, 2022: Dropped

subpoena for testimony about confidential source

May 23, 2022: Pending

June 30, 2022: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Reuters reporter’s phone confiscated on Pentagon trip to Europe

Incident Details

Updated on: May 23, 2022
Date of incident: May 22, 2022
Location: Prince George County, Maryland
Targets: Idrees Ali (Reuters)

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

Nebraska high school newspaper, class shuttered after publishing LGBTQ content

Incident Details

Updated on: October 16, 2023
Date of incident: May 22, 2022
Location: Grand Island, Nebraska
Case number: 4:23-cv-03043
Targets: [Grand Island Northwest High School] Viking Saga
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Other Incident

Fox News subpoenaed to reveal confidential source, editorial process

Incident Details

Updated on: August 1, 2023
Date of incident: May 19, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Fox News

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May 19, 2022: Pending

Aug. 1, 2022: Objected to

Aug. 1, 2023: Quashed

subpoena for other testimony

May 19, 2022: Pending

Aug. 1, 2022: Objected to

Aug. 1, 2023: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Photojournalist loses camera during confrontation at LA reproductive rights rally

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 14, 2022
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Josh Pacheco (Independent)

Equipment damaged →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Freelance journalist detained while covering a deforestation protest

Incident Details

Updated on: May 14, 2024
Date of incident: May 14, 2022
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Case number: 1:24-cv-02117
Targets: Ryan Fatica (Unicorn Riot)
Case status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Atlanta Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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

AZ Republic denied multiple requests to witness executions

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 11, 2022
Location: Florence, Arizona
Targets: Arizona Republic

Government agency or public official involved →: Law enforcement: State

State government: Governor
Type of denial →: Government event

Congressional candidate’s ad touts crowd-control munition use against press

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 5, 2022
Location: Winter Park, Florida
Targets: Media

Chilling Statement

Subpoena seeking testimony from Oregon independent journalist dropped

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 5, 2022
Location: Bend, Oregon
Targets: Hannah Merzbach (Independent)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May 5, 2022: Pending

May 6, 2022: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State