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California reporter subpoenaed to testify at murder trial

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 24, 2023
Location: Bakersfield, California
Targets: Ishani Desai (The Bakersfield Californian)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

May 24, 2023: Pending
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

New York Post reporter threatened, kicked by woman wielding machete

Incident Details

Updated on: June 25, 2024
Date of incident: May 23, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Reuven Fenton (New York Post)

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

Photojournalist threatened, chased by woman wielding machete

Incident Details

Updated on: June 25, 2024
Date of incident: May 23, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Robert Miller (New York Post)

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

St. Louis Post-Dispatch barred from publishing mistakenly released report

Incident Details

Updated on: May 1, 2024
Date of incident: May 23, 2023
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Katie Kull (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Status of prior restraint →: Dropped
Mistakenly released materials? →: Yes

Ohio reporter’s subpoena for testimony in civil rights case quashed

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 22, 2023
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Targets: Jeremy Pelzer (Cleveland.com)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

May 22, 2023: Pending

July 26, 2023: Objected to

July 27, 2023: Quashed
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Philadelphia news crew shot at with pellets during live broadcast

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 17, 2023
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Targets: Shawnette Wilson (WTXF-TV)

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

Photographer details restricted access to senator

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 17, 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: Federal government: Legislature
Type of denial →: Other

IndyStar reporter subpoenaed, testifies in high-profile abortion case

Incident Details

Date of incident: May 17, 2023
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Targets: Shari Rudavsky (The Indianapolis Star)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

May 17, 2023: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: State

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