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Illinois county drops subpoena for government watchdog’s communications

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 25, 2020
Location: Effingham County, Illinois
Targets: Edgar County Watchdogs

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Mar. 25, 2020: Pending

Apr. 7, 2020: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Chicago CBS affiliate ordered to turn over unedited interview footage

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 12, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Derek Dalton (WBBM-TV)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 12, 2020: Pending

Feb. 26, 2020: Objected to

Aug. 3, 2020: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Chicago CBS2 reporter subpoenaed for aired and unpublished footage

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 12, 2020
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Dave Savini (WBBM-TV)

Legal Orders →: national security letter for communications or work product

Feb. 12, 2021: Pending

Feb. 26, 2021: Objected to

Aug. 3, 2022: Partially upheld
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Subpoena issued for watchdog blog’s documents, communications

Incident Details

Updated On: April 11, 2024
Date of Incident: February 7, 2020
Location: Stark County, Illinois
Targets: Edgar County Watchdogs

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Feb. 7, 2020: Pending

Mar. 1, 2020: Objected to

Unknown date: Ignored
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Subpoenas seeking Illinois-based government watchdog’s communications and documents dropped

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 27, 2019
Location: Effingham County, Illinois
Targets: Kirk Allen (Edgar County Watchdogs), Edgar County Watchdogs

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Aug. 27, 2019: Pending

Sep. 11, 2019: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Newsday reporter threatened and ordered out of the locker room following Mets loss in Chicago

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 23, 2019
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Tim Healey (Newsday)

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New Yorker staff writer subpoenaed for testimony in civil rights lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 18, 2019
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Nicholas Schmidle (The New Yorker)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Jun. 18, 2019: Pending

Jul. 23, 2019: Objected to

Oct. 18, 2019: Quashed
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Student journalist subpoenaed for documents and reporting materials as part of dispute between university, foundation

Incident Details

Updated On: April 23, 2024
Date of Incident: May 22, 2019
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Euirim Choi (The Chicago Maroon)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May. 22, 2019: Pending

Jun. 3, 2019: Objected to

Unknown date: Dropped
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

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