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Oregon Public Broadcasting reporter shoved by Portland police

Incident Details

Updated On: March 5, 2025
Date of Incident: June 6, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Sergio Olmos (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Independent journalist pushed, hit with munitions by police while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Updated On: March 5, 2025
Date of Incident: June 30, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: Tuck Woodstock (Freelance)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Portland photojournalist struck with pepper balls while covering Portland protest

Incident Details

Updated On: March 5, 2025
Date of Incident: June 19, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: John Rudoff (Independent)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Independent photojournalist hit projectiles fired by Portland federal agents

Incident Details

Updated On: March 5, 2025
Date of Incident: July 19, 2020
Location: Portland, Oregon
Case number: 3:20-cv-01035
Targets: John Rudoff (Independent)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

More than 75 Lee Enterprises newspapers affected by cyberattack

Incident Details

Updated On: February 27, 2025
Date of Incident: February 3, 2025
Location: Davenport, Iowa
Targets: Lee Enterprises

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Mississippi newspaper ordered to remove editorial critical of city officials

Incident Details

Updated On: February 26, 2025
Date of Incident: February 18, 2025
Location: Jackson, Mississippi
Targets: The Clarksdale Press Register

Status of Prior Restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly Released Materials? →: No

Reporter arrested, phone confiscated while covering NC homeless camp eviction

Incident Details

Updated On: February 19, 2025
Date of Incident: December 25, 2021
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Case number: 1:24-cv-00307
Targets: Matilda Bliss (The Asheville Blade)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Asheville Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

Dec. 26, 2021: Charges pending

April 19, 2023: Convicted

April 19, 2023: Pending appeal

June 16, 2023: Convicted

March 22, 2024: Pending appeal

Feb. 19, 2025: Convicted
Release Date →: December 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Equipment Searched or Seized →: Cellphone, 1
Status of Equipment →: Returned in full
Search Warrant Obtained →: Yes

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Jan. 1, 2022: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Journalist arrested while covering North Carolina homeless camp eviction

Incident Details

Updated On: February 19, 2025
Date of Incident: December 25, 2021
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Case number: 1:24-cv-00307
Targets: Veronica Coit (The Asheville Blade)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Asheville Police Department
Charges →: Trespassing

Dec. 26, 2021: Charges pending

April 19, 2023: Convicted

April 19, 2023: Pending appeal

June 16, 2023: Convicted

March 22, 2024: Pending appeal

Feb. 19, 2025: Convicted
Release Date →: December 26, 2021
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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