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Subpoenas seeking Illinois-based government watchdog’s communications and documents dropped

September 18, 2019

Illinois-based government watchdog blog Edgar County Watchdogs and its co-founder and reporter, Kirk Allen, received subpoenas for communications and documents …

Subpoena for Iowa journalist’s reporting materials in lottery rigging case dropped

September 20, 2019

Iowa journalist Perry Beeman received a subpoena for unpublished work product in connection to his book, “The $80 Billion Gamble,” …

New York County Supreme Court judge quashes subpoena for HBO documentary outtakes

June 7, 2019

New York County Supreme Court Judge Carol Edmead quashed a subpoena for outtakes from the HBO documentary “Rock and a …

Student journalist subpoenaed for documents and reporting materials as part of dispute between university, foundation

June 11, 2019

Student journalist Euirim Choi was served a subpoena on May 22, 2019, in connection with a lawsuit between The Thomas …

Student newspaper subpoenaed for documents and reporting materials as part of $100 million dispute

June 11, 2019

The Chicago Maroon, the University of Chicago’s student newspaper, was served a subpoena on May 17, 2019, in connection with …

Pennsylvania judge denies energy company’s subpoena of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette staff

June 6, 2019

A Pennsylvania judge denied a request by Range Resources Appalachia LLC on May 3, 2019, to subpoena and depose two …

Harvard Crimson reporter subpoenaed for reporting materials, testimony in defamation suit

June 21, 2019

A reporter and multimedia editor for The Harvard Crimson, the university’s daily paper, was issued a subpoena on April 10, …

Nevada judge orders online journalist to reveal sources, says not protected by shield law

March 23, 2019

A Nevada state court judge issued an order on March 4 to compel an online journalist to reveal his confidential …

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Total Results	43
Journalists affected	42
Results in 2019	12