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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

Government agency or public official involved →: Local government: Legislature
Type of denial →: Government event

Former Fox News journalist subpoenaed to reveal confidential source

Incident Details

Updated on: July 2, 2026
Date of incident: June 16, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Catherine Herridge (Fox News)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

June 16, 2022: Pending

Aug. 1, 2022: Objected to

Aug. 1, 2023: Quashed

subpoena for testimony about confidential source

June 16, 2022: Pending

Aug. 1, 2022: Objected to

Aug. 1, 2023: Upheld

Feb. 29, 2024: Ignored

March 13, 2024: Objected to

Sept. 30, 2025: Upheld

Nov. 20, 2025: Objected to

May 22, 2026: Upheld
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

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 Films)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

June 15, 2022: Pending

June 21, 2022: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

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)

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

Filmmaker detained, pressured to delete footage

Incident Details

Updated on: May 16, 2023
Date of incident: June 15, 2022
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Case number: 1:23-cv-02204
Targets: Michael Watchulonis (Independent)
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

PA investigative reporter, photojournalist assaulted by business owner

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 15, 2022
Location: South Centre Township, Pennsylvania
Targets: Andy Mehalshick (WBRE-TV/WYOU)

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

PA photographer, investigative reporter assaulted by business owner

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 15, 2022
Location: South Centre Township, Pennsylvania
Targets: L Bacerra (WBRE-TV/WYOU)

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

Subpoena to uncover confidential source dropped following sworn statement

Incident Details

Date of incident: June 14, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Pamela K. Browne (Fox News)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

June 14, 2022: Pending

June 30, 2022: Dropped

subpoena for testimony about confidential source

June 14, 2022: Pending

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

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

Incident Details

Updated on: November 20, 2024
Date of incident: June 13, 2022
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Case number: 3:22-cv-00439
Targets: Dan McCaleb (The Center Square)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Government agency or public official involved →: Judiciary: State Court
Type of denial →: Change in policy or practice, Government event

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)

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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