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Newspaper editor compelled to reveal confidential sources in defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 30, 2022
Location: Woburn, Massachusetts
Targets: Joshua Resnek (Everett Leader Herald)

Subpoena Type →: Testimony about confidential source
Subpoena Status →: Upheld
Legal Order Type →: Other

CNN ordered to produce source communications in defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 2020
Location: West Palm Beach, Florida
Targets: CNN

Legal Order Type →: Other

America First Media Group founder ordered to comply with document, testimony requests

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 31, 2019
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Matt Couch (America First Media Group)

Subpoena Status →: Carried out
Legal Order Type →: Other

Nevada judge orders online journalist to reveal sources, says not protected by shield law

Incident Details

Updated On: June 15, 2020
Date of Incident: March 4, 2019
Location: Carson City, Nevada
Targets: Sam Toll (The Storey Teller)

Legal Order Type →: Other

Subject of reporting attempts to force journalist to reveal a source

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 28, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Teri Buhl (Smashmouth Investigative Journalism)

Legal Order Type →: Other

Illinois Township Sought Takedown of Watchdog Group’s YouTube Video

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 16, 2018
Location: Algonquin Township, Illinois
Targets: Edgar County Watchdogs

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