Justin Pulliam

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Confronting tyranny to protect our natural human rights and improve the human condition.

Do I have press rights?

"The answer is, unequivocally, yes."

— U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison
Pulliam v. County of Fort Bend · S.D. Texas · 2024
Justin Pulliam
Accountability in Action

Fighting Back & Winning

Community Reform Leon Valley, Texas · 2018–2021
Leon Valley: Journalism That Changed a City
When the Leon Valley Police Department mass-arrested and tased journalists filming on public property in 2018, Justin documented and amplified the story to a national audience. The reporting helped ignite a citizen uprising. Two city council members were recalled by voters in November 2020 — removed by 68% and 67% margins. Reform candidates swept in. Police Chief Joseph Salvaggio was fired in March 2021. City Manager Kelly Kuenstler resigned. All criminal charges against journalists were dismissed. Leon Valley is what happens when one reporter refuses to look away.
"I want everyone to know, across the country, that they can go to city council. They can criticize the government." — Justin Pulliam
Court Victory · 2024 Pulliam v. Fort Bend County
Qualified Immunity Denied — Press Conference Exclusion
Sheriff Fagan told his deputies to remove Justin from a public press conference because he was "not media." Federal Judge Edison ruled the Sheriff violated Justin's rights — and so clearly that no qualified immunity applies. Independent journalists have the same First Amendment protection as any television network.
"Pulliam is correct." — U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison
Charges Dropped · 2024 State v. Pulliam · Fort Bend County
Criminal Prosecution Collapses After Mistrial
Arrested in December 2021 for filming a welfare call from 130+ feet away — on private property, with the owner's permission — Justin faced prosecution for over two years. At trial in April 2023, five of six jurors voted to acquit. Fort Bend County dropped all charges November 2024.
"It appears Pulliam was singled out and arrested for exercising his rights under the First Amendment." — U.S. District Judge David Hittner
Active Civil Lawsuit Pulliam v. Fort Bend et al. · Federal Court
Federal Civil Rights Suit — No Qualified Immunity
Justin is pursuing two federal claims: the right to record government activity and the right to equal press access. The court denied the Sheriff's motion to dismiss. The case proceeds toward trial. Every outcome adds to federal precedent protecting citizens nationwide.
"The government cannot give favorable access to traditional media by discriminating against social-media journalists." — IJ Attorney Christie Herbert
Community Impact Across Texas · Ongoing
Real People. Real Change.
Beyond the headlines, Justin helps ordinary Texans navigate government abuse, file open records requests, and get the stories establishment media won't cover. He shows up in parking lots. He buys people dinner. He has been doing this for years, without fanfare, because he believes ordinary people helping each other is the only real answer to government failure.
"If everyone did something, I'm sure we could improve her situation." — Justin Pulliam
Pulliam v. Fort Bend County
Federal Court — Southern District of Texas

"In this case, the video speaks for itself. Pulliam walked up to the press conference as directed by an FBCSO employee. Before the press conference even began, Fagan ordered Pulliam's removal without offering a justification that survives strict scrutiny. As such, Fagan is not entitled to qualified immunity. A trial as to Fagan's liability on this claim is unnecessary. A jury should determine only the quantum of damages that Fagan owes to Pulliam."

— U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew M. Edison
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Justin Pulliam

Justin Pulliam is an investigative journalist and open records expert based in South Texas. Through Corruption Report on YouTube, he documents government overreach, police misconduct, and the stories the establishment press won't cover.

He came to this work as a skeptic. He got a police scanner. He started listening. "It didn't match up." He started showing up on scene. What he found changed everything. He has been filming, documenting, and publishing ever since — without corporate backing, without institutional protection, and without stopping.

His method is simple: he monitors scanners, drives to where things are happening, and documents what he sees. Welfare checks. City council hearings. Press conferences. FOIA battles. He doesn't just film — he intervenes. He helps people. He follows up. He treats every person he encounters as someone the public deserves to know about.

"If you film the police or criticize the government, you're subject to retaliation, harassment, and even arrest. That just doesn't happen in a free country."

His reporting doesn't just document — it produces results. Corrupt officials removed. Criminal charges dismissed. Federal courts on the record that every American with a camera is protected press. His cases have been studied by academic researchers as landmark developments in the law of digital journalism.

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New York Times MSNBC Fox News Channel Texas Tribune Reason Freedom of Press Foundation Fox 26 Houston Academic Research
Justin Pulliam
Areas of Coverage
  • 01Government Oversight & Accountability
  • 02Police Misconduct Documentation
  • 03Open Records & FOIA Requests
  • 04Civil Rights Litigation Reporting
  • 05Local Government Reform
  • 06Fort Bend County & South Texas
  • 07Helping Individuals Navigate Government Abuse
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Mail: PO Box 452, Guy TX 77444
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"This fight is not one in Washington — it is one in local politics, in your backyard. Your freedom, your children's freedom, is bound by our freedom. Justin and I cannot walk alone."

— Kelsey Pulliam, courthouse steps, morning of trial
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