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Washington Post journalist subpoenaed for documents from college reporting

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 22, 2021
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Fenit Nirappil

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Objected to

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

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 22, 2019
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Euirim Choi (The Chicago Maroon)

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

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

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 17, 2019
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: The Chicago Maroon

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

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

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 10, 2019
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Targets: Shera Avi-Yonah (The Harvard Crimson)

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product

Puerto Rico Department of Justice executes search warrant against three student media outlets

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 5, 2017
Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Targets: Centro de Comunicación Estudiantil, Pulso Estudiantil, UPR Dialogue

Third Party in Possession of Communications →: Facebook
Third Party Business →: Other
Legal Order Type →: Warrant