subpoena
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It was not only a confession but a road map, with the email addresses and phone numbers of people Kao thought agents ought to subpoena.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Eighteen years later, the FBI would hand the notebook page to the court in the 9/11 families' lawsuit, following a subpoena.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Six years ago, county voters approved a measure granting the commission subpoena powers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
DHS meanwhile issued a subpoena for the same records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
The FBI also delivered a subpoena to Lynda Sinay’s door.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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The lawmakers, as part of the minority party, don’t currently chair the committees involved or have the power to call public hearings or issue subpoenas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The probe was opened recently and the agency plans to send civil subpoenas to the two companies in the coming weeks, a senior FTC official said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
We’ve heard nothing about access and audit-log analysis, government computer and phone forensics, or efforts to obtain third-party communications — which can involve subpoenas, court orders or warrants.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
The oversight board doesn’t have the power to independently issue the subpoenas, Hashmall said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Though the subpoenas had finally stopped coming, Deborah didn’t believe the lawsuit was truly over.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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In Stearns County in central Minnesota, HSI agents subpoenaed voting histories on 13 people, county officials told ProPublica.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Paul, who chairs the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, had subpoenaed the now-retired Fauci to testify, and prior to the hearing released thousands of pages of the immunologist's unredacted personal diary.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Last year, the commission subpoenaed the Sheriff’s Department for unredacted records associated with each of the cases.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
State officials in California are already investigating the deal with Golden State Wind; the California Energy Commission has subpoenaed details about the payout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
When he finished, he announced that the trial would be postponed until Wednesday morning because the prosecution and the defense wanted to interview surprise witnesses the prosecution had just subpoenaed.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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After subpoenaing records on about 130 people, only one had been referred for prosecution, his staff had told him.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Critics said profit had become more important than the supporter experience, with the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey subpoenaing Fifa to answer questions about its ticketing practices.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
If they believe there is a potential case to be made, they could also start subpoenaing bank records, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
Mr. Chidi, in an interview, said he was concerned about prosecutors making “a habit” of subpoenaing reporters.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
The German had swung around toward the men behind him, as though he were subpoenaing them as witnesses.
From Captain Macklin by Richard Harding Davis
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