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Judge sets aside Texas magazine’s subpoena in murder case

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 5, 2023
Location: Dallas, Texas
Targets: D

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Oct. 5, 2023: Pending

Oct. 19, 2023: Objected to

Nov. 16, 2023: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

Texas TV station subpoenaed in murder case; order set aside

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 5, 2023
Location: Dallas, Texas
Targets: KTVT

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Oct. 5, 2023: Pending

Oct. 19, 2023: Dropped

subpoena for communications or work product

Oct. 5, 2023: Pending

Oct. 20, 2023: Objected to

Nov. 16, 2023: Quashed
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: State

Newspaper publisher shot after dispute over caricatures

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 4, 2023
Location: Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Targets: Bernardo Isaías Amaro Pérez (El Periodiquito)

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

New York reporter abruptly dropped from online forum

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 3, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Emily Swanson (Freelance)

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Florida daily newspaper said feud led sheriff to disinvite it from news conference

Incident Details

Date of incident: October 2, 2023
Location: DeLand, Florida
Targets: The Daytona Beach News-Journal

Government agency or public official involved →: Law enforcement: Local
Type of denial →: Government event, Press credential or media list

IRS consultant charged with leaking tax returns to two news outlets

Incident Details

Updated on: January 29, 2024
Date of incident: September 29, 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

Alleged recipient of leak →: ProPublica

The New York Times
Charged under Espionage Act →: No

Reporter assaulted at Tennessee mayoral forum

Incident Details

Date of incident: September 27, 2023
Location: Franklin, Tennessee
Targets: Phil Williams (WTVF)

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

Police union sues Las Vegas Review-Journal over jail video

Incident Details

Updated on: May 2, 2025
Date of incident: September 27, 2023
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Targets: Las Vegas Review-Journal

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