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Journalist Jamie Kalven subpoenaed to testify in police officer trial

Incident Details

Updated On: November 28, 2018
Date of Incident: November 16, 2018
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Jamie Kalven

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Nov. 16, 2018: Pending

Nov. 27, 2018: Objected to

Nov. 28, 2018: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

ICE subpoenas law journal editor who published copy of leaked ICE memo

Incident Details

Updated On: February 20, 2020
Date of Incident: October 16, 2018
Location: Fairfax, Virginia
Targets: Daniel Kowalski (Bender's Immigration Bulletin)

Legal Orders →: other for communications or work product

Oct. 16, 2018: Pending

Feb. 20, 2020: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Grand jury subpoenas independent journalist for video footage of DC protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 4, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Luke Kuhn (It's Going Down)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Sep. 4, 2018: Pending

Sep. 11, 2018: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Oberlin College subpoenas legal blogger for communications with source

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 3, 2018
Location: Syracuse, New York
Targets: Legal Insurrection

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jun. 7, 2018: Pending

Jun. 8, 2018: Objected to

Unknown date: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

New York Times reporter subpoenaed to testify in murder trial

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 27, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Frances Robles (The New York Times)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Jan. 1, 2016: Pending

Jan. 1, 2016: Objected to

Apr. 23, 2016: Quashed

Jun. 27, 2018: Upheld

subpoena for communications or work product

Jan. 1, 2016: Pending

Jan. 1, 2016: Objected to

Apr. 23, 2016: Quashed

Jun. 27, 2018: Upheld
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Federal judge quashes subpoena of Indiana newspaper’s communications

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 27, 2018
Location: Elkhart, Indiana
Targets: South Bend Tribune

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jun. 27, 2018: Pending

Jul. 26, 2018: Objected to

Feb. 26, 2019: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Twitter subpoenaed for information of journalists, media outlets

Incident Details

Updated On: March 29, 2021
Date of Incident: June 6, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Cassandra Fairbanks (Gateway Pundit), Matt Couch (America First Media Group), Julian Assange (WikiLeaks), America First Media Group, Gateway Pundit, The Washington Times, WikiLeaks

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jun. 6, 2018: Pending

Mar. 29, 2021: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Oberlin College subpoenas local newspaper editor in defamation suit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 30, 2018
Location: Oberlin, Ohio
Targets: Jason Hawk (Oberlin News Tribune)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

May. 30, 2018: Pending

Jun. 22, 2018: Upheld
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

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