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Nebraska high school newspaper, class shuttered after publishing LGBTQ content

Incident Details

Updated On: March 31, 2023
Date of Incident: May 22, 2022
Location: Grand Island, Nebraska
Case number: 4:23-cv-03043
Targets: Viking Saga
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

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Omaha police shove, detain freelance journalist during protest

Incident Details

Updated On: January 8, 2021
Date of Incident: July 25, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Case number: 8:20-cv-00400
Targets: Melanie Buer (Protean Magazine)
Case Status: Settled
Type of case: Civil

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

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

Journalist arrested amid protests in Lincoln, Nebraska

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 31, 2020
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Targets: Chris Dunker (Lincoln Journal Star)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Yes

Journalist detained by Omaha police for covering protests after curfew

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Michelle Renne Leach (Freelance)

Arrest Status →: Detained and released without being processed
Arresting Authority →: Omaha Police Department
Unnecessary use of force? →: Yes

Equipment Seized →: Equipment bag, 1
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

Freelance journalist caught up in a wave of arrests in Omaha

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Megan Feeney (Freelance)

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

Police search journalist’s bag and detain three other journalists in Omaha

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Reece Ristau (Omaha World-Herald)

Equipment Seized →: Equipment bag, 1
Search Warrant Obtained →: No

KMTV journalists caught up in arrests in Omaha

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 1, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Jon Kipper (KMTV 3 News Now)

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

Reporter struck with pepper balls during live broadcast on Omaha protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2020
Location: Omaha, Nebraska
Targets: Jessika Eidson (KMTV 3 News Now)

Assailant →: Law enforcement
Was the journalist targeted? →: Unknown

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