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Photojournalist detained while documenting LA reproductive rights protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 24, 2022
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Julianna Lacoste (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Cinematographer detained while documenting LA reproductive rights protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 24, 2022
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Jean (Independent)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Los Angeles Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: No

Reporters removed from Uvalde committee hearing on school shooting response

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 20, 2022
Location: Uvalde, Texas
Targets: Media

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: City of Uvalde

Documentarian subpoenaed by House Committee investigating Jan. 6 riot

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 15, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Alex Holder (AJH Media Group)

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Carried out

Broadcast photojournalist assaulted after filming fight in Miami Beach

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 15, 2022
Location: Miami Beach, Florida
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 24 (WSVN 7News)

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

Editor files lawsuit after new policy closes access to Tenn. courts annual meeting

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 13, 2022
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Targets: Dan McCaleb (The Center Square)

Politicians or Public Figures Involved →: Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts

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 Seized →: Vehicle, 1
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

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