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Music journalist subpoenaed in criminal trial of singer R. Kelly

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 3, 2022
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Jim DeRogatis (The New Yorker)

Subpoena Type →: Other testimony
Subpoena Status →: Quashed

Subpoena for CNN footage quashed in criminal case against Capitol rioter

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 25, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: CNN

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Quashed

Podcast host subpoenaed a second time for testimony in murder case

Incident Details

Updated On: July 15, 2022
Date of Incident: July 10, 2022
Location: Salinas, California
Targets: Chris Lambert (Freelance)

Subpoena Type →: Testimony about confidential source
Subpoena Status →: Quashed

AJC subpoenaed as part of criminal investigation into 2020 presidential election

Incident Details

Updated On: July 14, 2022
Date of Incident: July 2022
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Carried out

Journalist subpoenaed to testify in grand jury hearing on Georgia election interference

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 2022
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: George Chidi (Independent)

Subpoena Type →: Other testimony
Subpoena Status →: Carried out

Newspaper editor compelled to reveal confidential sources in defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 30, 2022
Location: Woburn, Massachusetts
Targets: Joshua Resnek (Everett Leader Herald)

Subpoena Type →: Testimony about confidential source
Subpoena Status →: Upheld
Legal Order Type →: Other

Documentarian subpoenaed by House Committee investigating Jan. 6 riot

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 15, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Alex Holder (AJH Media Group)

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Carried out

St. Joseph journalist deposed after reporting on hospital

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2022
Location: St. Joseph, Missouri
Targets: Clayton Anderson (St. Joseph News-Press)

Subpoena Type →: Other testimony
Subpoena Status →: Carried out

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