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Chicago Sun-Times subpoenaed in Laquan McDonald murder case

Incident Details

Updated On: April 22, 2024
Date of Incident: January 29, 2018
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Chicago Sun-Times

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jan. 29, 2018: Pending

Unknown date: Objected to

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

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

Apr. 30, 2020: Objected to

Oct. 6, 2020: Upheld

Mar. 29, 2021: Unknown
Legal Order Target →: Third-party: Twitter (tech company)
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

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

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 (Independent)

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

Former University of Arizona coach convicted of assault subpoenas reporter who covered his case

Incident Details

Updated On: July 2, 2018
Date of Incident: May 16, 2018
Location: Tucson, Arizona
Targets: Caitlin Schmidt (Arizona Daily Star)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May. 16, 2018: Pending

Jun. 5, 2018: Carried out

Jul. 20, 2018: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Virginian-Pilot reporter subpoenaed to testify in councilman's forgery trial

Incident Details

Updated On: June 25, 2018
Date of Incident: March 1, 2018
Location: Portsmouth, Virginia
Targets: Scott Daugherty (Virginian-Pilot)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Mar. 1, 2018: Pending

Mar. 20, 2018: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

DOJ secretly seizes phone and email records belonging to New York Times reporter Ali Watkins

Incident Details

Updated On: June 13, 2018
Date of Incident: February 13, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ali Watkins (The New York Times)

Legal Orders →: other for communications or work product

Feb. 13, 2018: Pending
Legal Order Target →: Third-party: Google (tech company)
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

New Hampshire prosecutor demands newspaper hand over unpublished interview

Incident Details

Updated On: April 3, 2018
Date of Incident: January 29, 2018
Location: Dover, New Hampshire
Targets: Brian Early (Foster’s Daily Democrat)

Legal Orders →: Motion to compel for communications or work product

Jan. 29, 2018: Upheld

Feb. 7, 2018: Objected to

Apr. 3, 2018: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

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