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Subpoena seeking unreleased footage issued to Chicago CBS2 News reporter

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 8, 2021
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Dave Savini (WBBM-TV CBS2)

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

Subpoena seeking unreleased footage issued to former editor at CBS2 News

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 8, 2021
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Targets: Derek Dalton (WBBM-TV CBS2)

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

Julian Assange subpoenaed in defamation suit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: September 12, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Julian Assange (WikiLeaks)

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

Freelance journalist subpoenaed for testimony in defamation suit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: May 11, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Cassandra Fairbanks (Big League Politics)

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

Fox News White House correspondent receives second subpoena for documents, testimony in defamation case

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 23, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Ellen Ratner (Fox News)

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

Fox News subpoenaed for documents in defamation suit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: April 23, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Fox News

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

WikiLeaks subpoenaed in defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: March 13, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: WikiLeaks

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

Former Fox News reporter subpoenaed in defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: January 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Adam Housley (Fox News)

Subpoena Type →: Other testimony
Subpoena Status →: Unknown

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