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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.

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

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)

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Carried out
Third Party in Possession of Communications →: Unknown
Third Party Business →: Telecom company
Legal Order Type →: Subpoena