San Diego journalist Eva Knott has filed a lawsuit against the City of San Diego and its police department on claims of “unconstitutional practices” after her press pass was revoked. Knott, a journalist with the The Post Millennial and San Diego Reader, had her press pass revoked in 2022 after a pro-Antifa competing journalist with USA Today, Will Carless, complained to the San Diego police department about her working under a professional pseudonym. The police department then revoked Knott’s press pass without due process.
“This case is about defending the press against arbitrary gatekeeping by the police,” said lawyer Harmeet Dhillon, CEO and founder of the Center for American Liberty. “Journalists must have the freedom to report without fear of retribution. Denying Eva a press pass because of a competitor’s interference directly contravenes her constitutional rights.”
Knott and Carless were both covering the City of San Diego’s case against So-Cal Antifa, […]
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