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Demonstrators damage TV journalist's camera in Charlottesville

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 12, 2018
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: Gary Cooper (WTVD ABC 11)

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

Equipment Damage

ICE subpoenas law journal editor who published copy of leaked ICE memo

Incident Details

Updated On: February 20, 2020
Date of Incident: October 16, 2018
Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Targets: Daniel Kowalski (Bender's Immigration Bulletin)

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Dropped

California Congressman Devin Nunes files defamation suit against newspaper for its coverage

Incident Details

Updated On: October 20, 2020
Date of Incident: April 9, 2019
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: The McClatchy Company

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested and charged with conspiracy

Incident Details

Updated On: June 17, 2022
Date of Incident: April 11, 2019
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Targets: Julian Assange (WikiLeaks)

Other Incident

Former intelligence analyst charged with leaking classified documents to reporter

Incident Details

Updated On: July 27, 2021
Date of Incident: May 9, 2019
Location: Alexandria, Virginia

Charged under Espionage Act →: Yes

CBP officer withholds journalist’s passport until he agrees to say he writes 'propaganda'

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 3, 2019
Location: Dulles, Virginia
Targets: Ben Watson (Defense One)

Border Point →: Dulles International Airport
Stopped at border? →: Yes
US Citizenship Status of Target →: U.S. citizen
Denied Entry? →: No
Stopped Previously? →: No
Asked for device access? →: No
Asked to display social media? →: No
Asked for social media passwords? →: No
Asked intrusive questions about work? →: Yes
Were devices searched or seized? →: No

Counterterrorism analyst charged with leaking classified documents to two reporters

Incident Details

Updated On: June 18, 2020
Date of Incident: October 9, 2019
Location: Alexandria, Virginia

Charged under Espionage Act →: Yes

Subpoena issued for Twitter communication of journalist, others

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 12, 2019
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: Charles Davis (Freelance)

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Pending
Third Party in Possession of Communications →: Twitter
Third Party Business →: Tech company
Legal Order Type →: Subpoena

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