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Police subpoena journalist’s cellphone during leak investigation

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Updated on: April 8, 2025
Date of incident: July 27, 2017
Location: Laredo, Texas
Case number: 5:19-cv-00048
Targets: Priscilla Villarreal (Independent)
Case status: Dismissed
Type of case: Civil

Legal orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

July 27, 2017: Pending

Aug. 22, 2017: Carried out
Legal order target →: Third-party: AT&T (telecom company)
Legal order venue →: State

ICE denies parole to Mexican journalist seeking asylum

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Updated on: September 13, 2017
Date of incident: March 28, 2017
Location: El Paso, Texas
Targets: Martín Méndez Pineda (Independent)

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Police subpoena journalist’s cellphone during leak investigation

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ICE denies parole to Mexican journalist seeking asylum

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