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A restraining order filed against two LA Times reporters to stop news story dissolved by judge

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 11, 2022
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Jack Dolan (Los Angeles Times), Brittny Mejia (Los Angeles Times)

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Documentary filmmaker subpoenaed by House Committee investigating Jan. 6 riot

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 5, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Nick Quested (Goldcrest Films)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

April 5, 2022: Pending

Nov. 1, 2022: Carried out

subpoena for other testimony

April 5, 2022: Pending

Nov. 1, 2022: Carried out
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Subpoena withdrawn for former NYT reporter in trial of Clinton campaign lawyer

Incident Details

Date of incident: April 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Eric Lichtblau (The New York Times)

Legal orders →: subpoena for other testimony

April 1, 2022: Pending

May 24, 2022: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Colorado investigative journalist assaulted by city official

Incident Details

Updated on: January 2, 2024
Date of incident: March 29, 2022
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
Case number: 23CV123
Targets: Stacy Lynne (Independent)
Case status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

Assailant →: Public figure
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

New York Post reporter assaulted by man being evicted from encampment

Incident Details

Updated on: October 11, 2023
Date of incident: March 28, 2022
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Kevin Sheehan (New York Post)

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

New York Post photographer assaulted by man being evicted from encampment

Incident Details

Updated on: October 11, 2023
Date of incident: March 28, 2022
Location: New York, New York
Targets: G.N. Miller (New York Post)

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

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

DC reporter subpoenaed by Republican fundraiser over leaked documents

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 23, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ben Wieder (McClatchy)

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

March 23, 2022: Pending

April 25, 2022: Objected to

June 23, 2022: Dropped
Legal order target →: Journalist
Legal order venue →: Federal

Photojournalist assaulted in Denver while reporting on city’s efforts to curb crime

Incident Details

Date of incident: March 21, 2022
Location: Denver, Colorado
Targets: Unidentified photojournalist 21 (KCNC-TV)

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

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