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Investigative reporter subpoenaed in lawsuit against Maui County, officer

Incident Details

Updated On: January 20, 2023
Date of Incident: October 13, 2022
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Targets: Lynn Kawano (Hawaii News Now)

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

Judge quashes subpoena of opinion editor as part of Flint water suit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 1, 2022
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Targets: Brendan Clarey (Detroit News)

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

Two Detroit News editors subpoenaed as part of Flint water suit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 1, 2022
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Targets: Gary Miles (Detroit News)

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

Music journalist subpoenaed in criminal trial of singer R. Kelly

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 3, 2022
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Jim DeRogatis (The New Yorker)

Subpoena Type →: Other testimony
Subpoena Status →: Quashed

Subpoena for CNN footage quashed in criminal case against Capitol rioter

Incident Details

Date of Incident: July 25, 2022
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: CNN

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

Podcast host subpoenaed a second time for testimony in murder case

Incident Details

Updated On: July 15, 2022
Date of Incident: July 10, 2022
Location: Salinas, California
Targets: Chris Lambert (Freelance)

Subpoena Type →: Testimony about confidential source
Subpoena Status →: Quashed

Subpoenaed news reporter will not have to testify in MN murder trial

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 2022
Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Targets: Lou Raguse (KARE 11)

Subpoena Type →: Testimony about confidential source
Subpoena Status →: Quashed

Subpoena for ABC News’ reporting materials on a ‘Real Housewives’ cast member quashed

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 11, 2022
Location: New York, New York
Targets: ABC News

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

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