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Freelance journalist sues following House Committee’s subpoena of her phone records

Incident Details

Updated on: December 5, 2022
Date of incident: November 24, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:21-cv-03290
Targets: Amy Harris (Freelance)
Case status: Withdrawn
Type of case: Civil

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Nov. 24, 2021: Pending

Dec. 5, 2022: Dropped
Legal order target →: Third-party: Verizon (telecom company)
Legal order venue →: Federal

Cameraman and journalist for Polish TV station chased from DC’s Lafayette park during protest for Cuba

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 26, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Marcin Wyszogrodzki (TVN Discovery)

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

Equipment broken →: Camera, 1
Actor →: Private individual

Journalists for Polish news station were assaulted, chased out of DC’s Lafayette Square park during Cuba protest

Incident Details

Date of incident: July 26, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Marcin Wrona (TVN Discovery)

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

FBI drops 'unconstitutional' subpoena for USA Today readership information

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 29, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: USA Today

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

April 29, 2021: Pending

June 5, 2021: Dropped
Legal order target →: Institution
Legal order venue →: Federal

Justice Department issued secret subpoena for Guardian reporter’s phone account

Incident Details

Date of incident: February 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Stephanie Kirchgaessner (The Guardian)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 1, 2021: Pending

March 1, 2021: Carried out
Legal order target →: Third-party: Unknown (telecom company)
Legal order venue →: Federal

White House deputy press secretary resigns after threatening Politico reporter

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 20, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Tara Palmeri (Politico)

Chilling Statement

Independent journalist briefly detained amid DC riots

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Talia (Jane) Ben-Ora (Freelance)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Two Washington Post video journalists detained in police ‘kettle’ during DC riot

Incident Details

Date of incident: January 6, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Whitney Leaming (The Washington Post)

Arrest status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting authority →: Metropolitan Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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