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Subpoena issued for Twitter communication of journalist, others

December 12, 2019

As part of an ongoing defamation lawsuit, an attorney representing public relations and communications strategist Trevor FitzGibbon subpoenaed Twitter to …

Using obscure legal justification, NYPD subpoenas reporter’s records

December 9, 2019

The New York Police Department subpoenaed Twitter for the account information of a New York Post journalist on Dec. 9, …

Tech investor attempts to compel U.S. journalist to identify confidential source

October 31, 2019

On Oct. 31, 2019, venture capital investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist Shervin Pishevar filed an application for discovery against Fast Company …

Journalists subpoenaed in criminal case involving intimidation, blackmail of the news organizations

September 10, 2019

Journalists at two local newspapers in Kansas have been subpoenaed for testimony as part of a criminal case against a …

BuzzFeed reporter receives second subpoena in ongoing Unsworth-Musk defamation lawsuit

September 6, 2019

Ryan Mac, a senior technology reporter for BuzzFeed News, was issued his second subpoena in the ongoing case between caver …

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

August 27, 2019

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

Tech journalist subpoenaed in ongoing Bitcoin lawsuit

August 27, 2019

Brendan Sullivan, a journalist at Modern Consensus, received a subpoena for all documents and communications between him and Craig Wright, …

BuzzFeed reporter receives subpoena in ongoing Unsworth-Musk defamation lawsuit

August 26, 2019

Ryan Mac, a senior technology reporter for BuzzFeed News, was issued his first subpoena in the unfolding case between caver …

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Journalists affected	50
Institutions affected	22
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All Incidents

Subpoena issued for Twitter communication of journalist, others

Using obscure legal justification, NYPD subpoenas reporter’s records

Tech investor attempts to compel U.S. journalist to identify confidential source

Journalists subpoenaed in criminal case involving intimidation, blackmail of the news organizations

BuzzFeed reporter receives second subpoena in ongoing Unsworth-Musk defamation lawsuit

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

Tech journalist subpoenaed in ongoing Bitcoin lawsuit

BuzzFeed reporter receives subpoena in ongoing Unsworth-Musk defamation lawsuit

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