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Republican fundraiser subpoenas AP for documents related to anonymous sources

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 16, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: The Associated Press

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May. 16, 2018: Pending

subpoena for communications or work product

May. 16, 2018: Pending
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

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

Press-Enterprise reporter subpoenaed to testify in Pennsylvania murder trial

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 22, 2018
Location: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Targets: John-Erik Koslosky (Press Enterprise)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

May. 22, 2018: Pending

May. 23, 2018: Objected to

May. 24, 2018: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

The Daily Item reporter Francis Scarcella subpoenaed to testify in Pennsylvania murder trial

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 22, 2018
Location: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Targets: Francis Scarcella (The Daily Item)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

May. 22, 2018: Pending

May. 23, 2018: Objected to

May. 24, 2018: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Press-Enterprise reporter subpoenaed to testify in Pennsylvania murder trial

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 22, 2018
Location: Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Targets: Kristin Baver (Press Enterprise)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

May. 22, 2018: Pending

May. 23, 2018: Objected to

May. 24, 2018: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

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

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 →: Third-party: Twitter (tech company)
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

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

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