Incident Database

Download dataset

Download full dataset 1,710 incidents Download your filtered data 27 incidents

Category

General

Search terms

Took place after

Took place before

City

State

Targeted any of these journalists

Targeted Institutions

Has any of these tags

Case number

Legal case statuses

Type of case

Arrest/Criminal Charge

Arrest status

Status of charges

Charges

Unnecessary use of force?

Yes
No

Arresting authority

Assault

Assailant

Was journalist targeted?

Unknown
Yes
No

Border Stop

Border point

Stopped previously?

Yes
No

Target Nationality

US Citizenship Status

Denied entry?

Yes
No

Did authorities ask intrusive questions about journalist's work?

Unknown
Yes
No

Did authorities ask for device access?

Unknown
Yes
No

Were devices searched or seized?

Unknown
Yes
No

Did authorities ask for social media username?

Unknown
Yes
No

Did authorities ask for social media password?

Unknown
Yes
No

Denial of Access

Government agency or public official involved

Equipment Damage

Equipment Broken

Equipment Search or Seizure

Actor

Status of seized equipment

Equipment Seized

Search warrant obtained?

Yes
No

Leak Case

Targets whose communications were obtained in leak investigation

Charged under espionage act?

Yes
No

Prior Restraint

Status of prior restraint

Subpoena/Legal Order

Subpoena type

Subpoena status

Third party business

Legal order type

27 incidents recorded

Sort by

⇅ Newest incident date

Incident

Incident Details

Category Details

Trump Justice Department secretly obtained records of 4 New York Times reporters

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matt Apuzzo (The New York Times), Adam Goldman (The New York Times), Eric Lichtblau (The New York Times), Michael S. Schmidt (The New York Times)

Legal Orders →: 2703(d) court order for communications or work product

Jan. 1, 2020: Pending

Unknown date: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Third-party: Unknown (telecom company)
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

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

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

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

IRS employee charged with leaking suspicious financial transactions to prominent lawyer and the media

Incident Details

Updated On: January 17, 2020
Date of Incident: February 4, 2019
Location: San Francisco, California

Targets whose Communications Were Obtained →: Ronan Farrow
Charged under Espionage Act →: No

American-born Iranian journalist arrested and held as material witness in grand jury case

Incident Details

Updated On: January 24, 2019
Date of Incident: January 13, 2019
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Targets: Marzieh Hashemi (Press TV)

Other Incident

U.S.-based news outlets funded by Russia ordered to register as foreign agents

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: RIA Global, RM Broadcasting

Other Incident

Treasury employee charged with leaking details of Manafort's suspicious bank transactions to BuzzFeed News

Incident Details

Updated On: January 24, 2022
Date of Incident: October 16, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

Charged under Espionage Act →: No

Previous Page Next Page