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Subpoena seeking unreleased footage issued to Chicago CBS2 News reporter

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

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jun. 8, 2021: Pending

Jul. 12, 2021: Objected to

Apr. 29, 2022: Upheld
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

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)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jun. 8, 2021: Pending

Apr. 29, 2022: Unknown
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

Julian Assange subpoenaed in defamation suit

Incident Details

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

Legal Orders →: subpoena for testimony about confidential source

Jul. 1, 2018: Pending

Jan. 24, 2020: Quashed

Sep. 12, 2020: Upheld

Sep. 22, 2020: Upheld

Mar. 29, 2021: Unknown
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

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)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Apr. 23, 2020: Pending

Mar. 29, 2021: Unknown
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

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)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

May. 11, 2020: Pending

Mar. 29, 2021: Unknown
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

Fox News subpoenaed for documents in defamation suit

Incident Details

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

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jan. 7, 2020: Pending

Jan. 15, 2020: Objected to

Mar. 25, 2020: Upheld
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

WikiLeaks subpoenaed in defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

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

Legal Orders →: subpoena for communications or work product

Jan. 24, 2020: Pending

Mar. 29, 2021: Unknown
Legal Order Target →: Institution
Legal Order Venue →: Federal

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)

Legal Orders →: subpoena for other testimony

Jan. 1, 2020: Pending

Apr. 23, 2020: Unknown
Legal Order Target →: Journalist
Legal Order Venue →: State

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