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Journalist subpoenaed for testimony about confidential sources in defamation suit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: February 29, 2020
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Seymour “Sy” Hersh (Independent)

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

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

Subpoena for podcast host testimony in murder case quashed

Incident Details

Date of Incident: August 10, 2021
Location: San Luis Obispo County, 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

Newspaper editor compelled to reveal confidential sources in defamation lawsuit

Incident Details

Date of Incident: June 30, 2022
Location: Woburn, Massachusetts
Targets: Joshua Resnek (Everett Leader Herald)

Subpoena Type →: Testimony about confidential source
Subpoena Status →: Upheld
Legal Order Type →: Other

Former BuzzFeed reporter ordered to sit for deposition in lawsuit against Kevin Spacey

Incident Details

Date of Incident: November 4, 2021
Location: New York, New York
Targets: Adam Vary (BuzzFeed News)

Subpoena Type →: Testimony about confidential source
Subpoena Status →: Carried out