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Photographer details restricted access to senator

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Date of Incident: May 17, 2023
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: Senate Sergeant-at-Arms

At least 10 journalists tracked in government migrant caravan database

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 24, 2023
Location: San Diego, California
Targets: Ariana Drehsler (Freelance), Bing Guan (Independent), Go Nakamura (Freelance), Kitra Cahana (Freelance), Robert Wilson (Freelance), Media

Chilling Statement

Judge delays public notice of Texas abortion pill hearing

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 10, 2023
Location: Amarillo, Texas
Targets: Media

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Judge bars media from publishing on expelled student suing UNC system

Incident Details

Updated On: March 1, 2023
Date of Incident: February 22, 2023
Location: Asheville, North Carolina
Targets: Media

Status of Prior Restraint →: Dropped

Florida city officials enact media conduct rules, threaten to ban editor

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 9, 2023
Location: Winter Garden, Florida
Targets: Norine Dworkin (VoxPopuli), Media

Government agency or public official involved →: Winter Garden City Commission

NY Assembly keeping pandemic restrictions for press access this session

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 23, 2023
Location: Albany, New York
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: New York State Assembly

Texas judge vacates order limiting murder trial coverage

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 9, 2023
Location: Waco, Texas
Targets: KWTX, Media, Waco Tribune-Herald

Status of Prior Restraint →: Dropped

Texas Senate extends barring reporters from floor

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 6, 2023
Location: Austin, Texas
Targets: Media

Government agency or public official involved →: Texas State Senate

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