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Search warrant issued for North Dakota reporter’s phone records amid police investigation

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Date of Incident: January 4, 2022
Location: Williston, North Dakota
Targets: Tom Simon (Williston Trending Topics News Radio Live & Coyote Radio 98.5)

Legal Orders →: warrant for communications or work product

Jan. 4, 2022: Pending

Jan. 10, 2022: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Third-party: Verizon Wireless (telecom company)
Legal Order Venue →: State

Freelance journalist sues following House Committee’s subpoena of her phone records

Incident Details

Updated On: December 5, 2022
Date of Incident: November 24, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:21-cv-03290
Targets: Amy Harris (Freelance)
Case Status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Nov. 24, 2021: Pending

Dec. 5, 2022: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Third-party: Verizon (telecom company)
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Former New York Times reporter’s phone records subpoenaed in defamation suit from ‘Unite the Right' rally

Incident Details

Updated On: August 18, 2021
Date of Incident: May 20, 2021
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: Jessica Bidgood (The New York Times)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May. 20, 2021: Pending

Jul. 14, 2021: Objected to

Aug. 18, 2021: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Third-party: Verizon (telecom company)
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Justice Department issued secret subpoena for Guardian reporter’s phone account

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Stephanie Kirchgaessner (The Guardian)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 1, 2021: Pending

Mar. 1, 2021: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Third-party: Unknown (telecom company)
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

NYPD subpoenas journalist’s phone records in leak investigation

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 14, 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Anonymous reporter 3 (Daily Mail)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jul. 14, 2020: Pending

Feb. 2, 2021: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Trump DOJ obtained 2017 phone records of 3 Washington Post reporters

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Adam Entous (The Washington Post), Greg Miller (The Washington Post), Ellen Nakashima (The Washington Post)

Legal Orders →: 2703(d) court order for communications or work product

Jan. 1, 2020: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Third-party: Unknown (telecom company)
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Trump Justice Department secretly obtained CNN Pentagon reporter’s email, phone records

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 1, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Barbara Starr (CNN)

Legal Orders →: 2703(d) court order for communications or work product

Jan. 1, 2020: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Third-party: Unknown (telecom company)
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Trump Justice Department secretly obtained records of 4 New York Times reporters

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matt Apuzzo (The New York Times), Adam Goldman (The New York Times), Eric Lichtblau (The New York Times), Michael S. Schmidt (The New York Times)

Legal Orders →: 2703(d) court order for communications or work product

Jan. 1, 2020: Pending

Unknown date: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Third-party: Unknown (telecom company)
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

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