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New York federal court quashes subpoena of legal news site Above the Law

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Date of Incident: February 1, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Breaking Media Inc.

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 1, 2021: Pending

Aug. 1, 2021: Objected to

Aug. 6, 2021: Dropped

Feb. 17, 2021: Objected to

Apr. 7, 2021: Quashed

subpoena for other testimony

Feb. 1, 2021: Pending

Feb. 17, 2021: Objected to

Aug. 1, 2021: Objected to

Aug. 6, 2021: Dropped

Apr. 7, 2021: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Institution
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