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Incidents in the United States, national level, outcome reversed

Each incident is a dated action by a government, an official, a regulator, a court or a legislature that limited journalists' ability to gather or publish news.

12 incidents match this view.

Country: United States (12)

Continent: North America (12)

Tactic: Surveillance and subpoenas (4) Access bans (4) Secrets and espionage laws (4) Funding and ownership pressure (2) Detention and violence (2) Credential control (2) Licensing and closure of outlets (1) Prior restraint (1)

Outcome: Reversed (12)

Level: National (12)

Head of government: Donald Trump (6) Barack Obama (2) Richard Nixon (2) Joe Biden (1) Ronald Reagan (1)

DateIncidentCountryTacticHead of governmentOutcome
July 10, 2026Customs officers seize Grayzone editor's phones at Virginia airport over Iran reportingUnited StatesSurveillance and subpoenasDonald TrumpReversed (July 17, 2026)
September 17, 2025United States: Federal Communications Commission chairman's remarks and the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, September 2025United StatesFunding and ownership pressureDonald TrumpReversed (September 23, 2025)
July 19, 2021Justice Department bars seizing reporters' phone and email recordsUnited StatesSurveillance and subpoenasJoe BidenReversed (April 25, 2025)
July 16, 2020Federal officers restrict press access to Portland protests; judge orders them to stopUnited StatesAccess bansDonald TrumpReversed (July 16, 2020)
May 23, 2019United States indicts WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage ActUnited StatesSecrets and espionage lawsDonald TrumpReversed (June 25, 2024)
November 7, 2018White House revokes CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's press credential after a news conference exchange with President TrumpUnited StatesCredential controlDonald TrumpReversed (November 19, 2018)
November 7, 2018United States: White House suspension of CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's hard pass, November 2018United StatesCredential controlDonald TrumpReversed (November 19, 2018)
October 17, 2014United States pursues New York Times reporter James Risen's testimony for years before dropping its demand for his sourceUnited StatesSurveillance and subpoenasBarack ObamaReversed (October 17, 2014)
July 5, 2010United States charges Army analyst Chelsea Manning under the Espionage Act for leaking to WikiLeaksUnited StatesSecrets and espionage lawsBarack ObamaReversed (January 17, 2017)
October 25, 1983United States military bars journalists from the invasion of GrenadaUnited StatesAccess bansRonald ReaganReversed (April 1, 1985)
August 16, 1971Nixon White House compiles an enemies list naming journalists for official pressureUnited StatesSurveillance and subpoenasRichard NixonReversed (June 27, 1973)
June 15, 1971United States government seeks an injunction to stop The New York Times publishing the Pentagon PapersUnited StatesPrior restraintRichard NixonReversed (June 30, 1971)
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