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Former Fox News producer subpoenaed in defamation suit against Fox

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 3, 2023
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Abby Grossberg (Fox News)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Apr. 3, 2023: Pending

Apr. 23, 2023: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Boston Globe editor subpoenaed for testimony in Harvard admissions bribery case

Incident Details

Updated On: December 13, 2022
Date of Incident: October 11, 2022
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Targets: Joshua Miller (Boston Globe)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Oct. 11, 2022: Pending

Nov. 3, 2022: Objected to

Dec. 13, 2022: Upheld
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

AJC subpoenaed as part of criminal investigation into 2020 presidential election

Incident Details

Updated On: July 14, 2022
Date of Incident: July 2022
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jul. 5, 2022: Pending

Jul. 14, 2022: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: State

Journalist subpoenaed to testify in grand jury hearing on Georgia election interference

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 2022
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: George Chidi (Independent)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Jul. 1, 2022: Pending

Jul. 15, 2022: Objected to

Aug. 1, 2022: Upheld
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Documentarian subpoenaed in Georgia election fraud investigation

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 28, 2022
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Targets: Alex Holder (AJH Media Group)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Jun. 28, 2022: Pending

Jul. 12, 2022: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Documentarian subpoenaed by House Committee investigating Jan. 6 riot

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 15, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Alex Holder (AJH Media Group)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jun. 15, 2022: Pending

Jun. 21, 2022: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

St. Joseph journalist deposed after reporting on hospital

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2022
Location: St. Joseph, Missouri
Targets: Clayton Anderson (St. Joseph News-Press)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Jun. 2, 2022: Pending

Jun. 14, 2022: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

St. Joseph News-Press news director deposed after reporting on hospital lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 2, 2022
Location: St. Joseph, Missouri
Targets: Steven Booher (St. Joseph News-Press)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Jun. 2, 2022: Pending

Jun. 14, 2022: Carried out
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

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