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Ohio prosecutor subpoenas outlet for reporting materials from protest

June 5, 2020

Ohio newspaper The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer and its digital site, cleveland.com, were served a subpoena by the county prosecutor’s office …

Subpoena issued for watchdog blog’s documents, communications

February 7, 2020

Illinois-based government watchdog blog Edgar County Watchdogs was subpoenaed on Feb. 7, 2020, for documents and communications relating to coverage …

Journalist subpoenaed for communications in ongoing defamation suit

January 29, 2020

As part of an ongoing defamation lawsuit between NPR and Texas businessman Ed Butowsky, the public media company subpoenaed Gateway …

Fox News journalist subpoenaed for testimony in defamation lawsuit

January 7, 2020

Fox News journalist Malia Zimmerman was subpoenaed on Jan. 7, 2020, to testify about a 2017 article and her communications …

Subpoena issued for Twitter communication of journalist, others

December 12, 2019

As part of an ongoing defamation lawsuit, an attorney representing public relations and communications strategist Trevor FitzGibbon subpoenaed Twitter to …

Tech investor attempts to compel U.S. journalist to identify confidential source

October 31, 2019

On Oct. 31, 2019, venture capital investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist Shervin Pishevar filed an application for discovery against Fast Company …

Journalists subpoenaed in criminal case involving intimidation, blackmail of the news organizations

September 10, 2019

Journalists at two local newspapers in Kansas have been subpoenaed for testimony as part of a criminal case against a …

Tech journalist subpoenaed in ongoing Bitcoin lawsuit

August 27, 2019

Brendan Sullivan, a journalist at Modern Consensus, received a subpoena for all documents and communications between him and Craig Wright, …

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Journalists affected	13
Institutions affected	14
Results in 2020	4

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Ohio prosecutor subpoenas outlet for reporting materials from protest

Subpoena issued for watchdog blog’s documents, communications

Journalist subpoenaed for communications in ongoing defamation suit

Fox News journalist subpoenaed for testimony in defamation lawsuit

Subpoena issued for Twitter communication of journalist, others

Tech investor attempts to compel U.S. journalist to identify confidential source

Journalists subpoenaed in criminal case involving intimidation, blackmail of the news organizations

Tech journalist subpoenaed in ongoing Bitcoin lawsuit

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