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Tech journalist subpoenaed in ongoing Bitcoin lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 27, 2019
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Modern Consensus

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Aug. 27, 2019: Pending
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Trump’s anti-press language on Twitter mirrored in violent video created by supporter

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 2019
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Mika Brzezinski (MSNBC), Rachel Maddow (MSNBC), Media

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Broadcast reporter attacked, camera damaged while reporting in Southwest Florida

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Date of Incident: November 28, 2019
Location: North Fort Myers, Florida
Targets: Delia D’Ambra (WBBH-TV)

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

Equipment Broken →: Camera, 1

Police officer charged with leaking information to Florida newspaper

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Date of Incident: December 6, 2019
Location: Sunrise, Florida

Charged under Espionage Act →: No

Florida journalist barred from governor’s COVID-19 briefing

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Date of Incident: March 28, 2020
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
Targets: Mary Ellen Klas (Miami Herald)

Government agency or public official involved →: Gov. Ron DeSantis

CNN ordered to produce source communications in defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 19, 2020
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Targets: CNN

Legal Orders →: Motion to compel for communications or work product

May. 19, 2020: Upheld

May. 22, 2020: Objected to

Oct. 7, 2020: Upheld
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Miami social media producer arrested for curfew violation while covering protests; charges dropped

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Miami, Florida
Targets: Joel Franco (WSVN 7News)

Arrest Status →: Arrested and released
Arresting Authority →: Miami-Dade Police Department
Charges →: Curfew violation

May. 31, 2020: Charges pending

Jun. 1, 2020: Charges dropped
Release Date →: June 1, 2020
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

Tampa Bay Times reporter detained during St. Petersburg protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2020
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Targets: Jay Cridlin (Tampa Bay Times)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: St. Petersburg Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: No

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