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California journalists sued for 'hacking' city’s open Dropbox folder; barred from publishing

Incident Details

Updated On: May 12, 2021
Date of Incident: October 24, 2019
Location: Fullerton, California
Targets: Friends for Fullerton's Future

Status of Prior Restraint →: Dropped

Judge orders ProPublica Illinois, other media, not to publish details of juvenile court case

Incident Details

Updated On: April 15, 2019
Date of Incident: March 14, 2019
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: ProPublica Illinois

Status of Prior Restraint →: Dropped

Illinois County judge orders watchdog publication not to publish school records released by lawyer

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 4, 2019
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Better Government Association

Status of Prior Restraint →: Dropped

California orders reporters not to write about sealed search warrant

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Date of Incident: October 17, 2018
Location: Orange County, California

Status of Prior Restraint →: Dropped

Judge orders LA Times not to publish descriptions of defendant in murder trial

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 10, 2018
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Los Angeles Times

Status of Prior Restraint →: Dropped

Judge orders Los Angeles Times to delete published article about plea deal

Incident Details

Updated On: July 17, 2018
Date of Incident: July 14, 2018
Location: Los Angeles, California
Targets: Los Angeles Times

Status of Prior Restraint →: Dropped

Iowa judge orders Des Moines Register not to publish article about attorney

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 11, 2017
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Targets: Clark Kauffman for Des Moines Register

Status of Prior Restraint →: Dropped