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Former BuzzFeed reporter ordered to sit for deposition in lawsuit against Kevin Spacey

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 4, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Adam Vary (BuzzFeed News)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

Nov. 4, 2021: Pending

Feb. 1, 2021: Objected to

Aug. 9, 2022: Upheld
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Journalist subpoenaed by Facebook, seeking years of communications

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 2021
Location: Seattle, Washington
Targets: Eli Sanders (Wild West)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Nov. 2, 2021: Pending

Apr. 13, 2022: Dropped

subpoena for communications or work product

Nov. 1, 2021: Pending

Sep. 2, 2022: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Federal judge upholds subpoena demanding unreleased materials from Chicago’s CBS2 News

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 26, 2021
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: WBBM-TV CBS2

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Oct. 26, 2021: Pending

Apr. 29, 2022: Upheld
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Production company subpoenaed for documentary footage in criminal case

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 18, 2021
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Painless Television, Inc.

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Oct. 18, 2021: Pending

Oct. 19, 2021: Objected to

Jun. 27, 2022: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Forbes deputy wealth editor ordered to testify in Trump investigation

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 21, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Chase Peterson-Withorn (Forbes)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Sep. 21, 2021: Pending

Sep. 22, 2021: Objected to

Dec. 16, 2021: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Forbes chief content officer ordered to testify before grand jury in Trump investigation

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 21, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Randall Lane (Forbes)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Sep. 21, 2021: Pending

Sep. 22, 2021: Objected to

Dec. 16, 2021: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Reporter subpoenaed to give evidence at Missouri murder trial

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 20, 2021
Location: Columbia, Missouri
Targets: Gladys Bautista (KRCG 13)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Aug. 20, 2021: Pending

Oct. 20, 2021: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Subpoena for podcast host testimony in murder case quashed

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 10, 2021
Location: San Luis Obispo County, California
Targets: Chris Lambert (Freelance)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

Aug. 10, 2021: Pending

Aug. 23, 2021: Objected to

Sep. 8, 2021: Quashed

subpoena for communications or work product

Aug. 10, 2021: Pending

Aug. 23, 2021: Objected to

Sep. 8, 2021: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

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