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Documentary filmmaker subpoenaed again in DOJ Capitol riots investigation

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 18, 2022
Location: Washington, D.C.
Targets: Alex Holder (AJH Media Group)

Subpoena Type →: Other testimony
Subpoena Status →: Pending

KC broadcast station subpoenaed for unaired interview footage

Incident Details

Date of Incident: October 26, 2022
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Targets: KMBC 9 News

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Pending

Freelance journalist sues following House Committee’s subpoena of her phone records

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 24, 2021
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Case number: 1:21-cv-03290
Targets: Amy Harris (Freelance)
Case Status: Ongoing
Type of case: Civil

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Pending
Third Party in Possession of Communications →: Verizon
Third Party Business →: Telecom company
Legal Order Type →: Subpoena

Former New York Times reporter’s phone records subpoenaed in defamation suit from ‘Unite the Right' rally

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 20, 2021
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Targets: Jessica Bidgood (The New York Times)

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Pending
Third Party in Possession of Communications →: Verizon
Third Party Business →: Telecom company
Legal Order Type →: Subpoena

Reporter for Tampa Bay Times subpoenaed following investigative report

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 22, 2020
Location: Tampa, Florida
Targets: Bethany Barnes (Tampa Bay Times)

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Pending

WCAX-TV subpoenaed in Vermont criminal trial

Incident Details

Date of Incident: December 20, 2020
Location: Burlington, Vermont
Targets: WCAX-TV

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Pending

Journalist subpoenaed for testimony in defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 2020
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Sharon Churcher (The Mail on Sunday)

Subpoena Type →: Other testimony
Subpoena Status →: Pending

Ohio prosecutor subpoenas outlet for reporting materials from protest

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 5, 2020
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Targets: Cleveland.com, The Plain Dealer

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Pending

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