NYC Journalist Who Documented Pro-Palestinian Vandalism Arrested on Felony Hate Crime Charges
The journalist's attorney, Leena Widdi, said her client was acting in his capacity as a credentialed member of the media, describing the hate crime charges as an “appalling” overreach by police and prosecutors.
Prosecutors Plan To Charge Former Kansas Police Chief Over His Conduct Following Newspaper Raid
The raid sparked a national debate about press freedom focused on Marion, a town of about of about 1,900 people about 150 miles southwest of Kansas City, Missouri.
Former Reporter Settles Part of Her Lawsuit Over a Police Raid on a Kansas Newspaper for $235,000
The settlement removed the former police chief in Marion from the lawsuit filed by former Marion County Record reporter Deb Gruver, but it doesn’t apply to two other officials she sued over the raid: the Marion County sheriff and the county’s prosecutor.
Kansas Paper and Its Publisher Sue Over Police Raids. They Say Damages Exceed $10M
The lawsuit accuses the city of Marion, the Marion County Commission and five current and former local officials of violating free press rights.
Third Employee of Kansas Newspaper Sues Over Police Raid That Sparked Firestorm
The suit alleges that officers entered the building with a search warrant that “unconstitutionally targeted the Record and its staff” over their newsgathering.
Judge Holds Veteran Journalist in Civil Contempt for Refusing To Divulge Source
Legal fights over whether journalists should have to divulge sources are rare, though they’ve arisen several times in the last couple of decades in Privacy Act cases.
Minneapolis Settles Lawsuit Alleging Police Harassed Journalists Covering Floyd Protests
Several journalists reported being struck by less-lethal munitions and being herded and detained while covering protests.
A Reporter Is Suing a Kansas Town and Various Officials Over a Police Raid on Her Newspaper
The reporter's suit claims she was deprived of her press and speech freedoms and the protection from unreasonable police searches guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.