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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

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

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested and charged with conspiracy

Incident Details

Updated On: June 17, 2022
Date of Incident: April 11, 2019
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Targets: Julian Assange (WikiLeaks)

Other Incident

Twitter subpoenaed for information of journalists, media outlets

Incident Details

Updated On: March 29, 2021
Date of Incident: June 6, 2018
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: Cassandra Fairbanks (Gateway Pundit), Matt Couch (America First Media Group), Julian Assange (WikiLeaks), America First Media Group, Gateway Pundit, The Washington Times, WikiLeaks

Subpoena Type →: Journalist communications or work product
Subpoena Status →: Unknown
Third Party in Possession of Communications →: Twitter
Third Party Business →: Tech company
Legal Order Type →: Subpoena

DNC sues WikiLeaks for wiretapping and 'economic espionage'

Incident Details

Updated On: July 30, 2019
Date of Incident: April 20, 2018
Location: New York, New York
Targets: WikiLeaks

Other Incident

The Justice Department and CIA threatens legal action against WikiLeaks for publishing

Incident Details

Updated On: November 16, 2018
Date of Incident: April 20, 2017
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Targets: WikiLeaks

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