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Chicago CBS affiliate ordered to turn over unedited interview footage

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 12, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Derek Dalton (WBBM-TV CBS2)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 12, 2020: Pending

Feb. 26, 2020: Objected to

Aug. 3, 2020: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

CBS Chicago reporter assaulted by individual while filming Columbus statue protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 17, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Marissa Parra (WBBM-TV CBS2)

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

CBS Chicago journalist reports assault by police during Columbus statue protests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 17, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Marissa Parra (WBBM-TV CBS2)

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

Federal judge upholds subpoena demanding unreleased materials from Chicago’s CBS2 News

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 26, 2021
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: WBBM-TV CBS2

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Oct. 26, 2021: Pending

Apr. 29, 2022: Upheld
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Subpoena seeking unreleased footage issued to Chicago CBS2 News reporter

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 8, 2021
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Dave Savini (WBBM-TV CBS2)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jun. 8, 2021: Pending

Jul. 12, 2021: Objected to

Apr. 29, 2022: Upheld
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Subpoena seeking unreleased footage issued to former editor at CBS2 News

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 8, 2021
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Derek Dalton (WBBM-TV CBS2)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jun. 8, 2021: Pending

Apr. 29, 2022: Unknown
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Chicago CBS2 reporter subpoenaed for aired and unpublished footage

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 12, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Dave Savini (WBBM-TV CBS2)

Legal Orders →: national security letter for communications or work product

Feb. 12, 2021: Pending

Feb. 26, 2021: Objected to

Aug. 3, 2022: Partially upheld
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State