subpoena
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The federal government withdrew its original subpoena and responded with a grand jury subpoena requesting roughly an additional month of social-media activity, dating back to December 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Any subpoena issued by the Department of Justice is done so in full compliance with federal law and internal Department policy,” a Justice Department spokesperson said Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
County, the Sheriff’s Department has continued to defy the subpoena, relying on the advice of county attorneys, Johnson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
She scheduled a July 8 date to hear additional evidence before she decides on whether to grant a preliminary injunction, blocking the subpoena through the end of the litigation.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
On May 2, 2002, the Circuit Court of Jefferson County served me with a witness subpoena in the State of Alabama v.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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After receiving the subpoenas, the firms conducted internal investigations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The seriousness of the investigation has been highlighted by subpoenas served on the insurers and the reported seizure of Walter’s cellphone and laptop by federal authorities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Recently, the government has resorted to grand jury subpoenas, which carry more legal weight, to identify users.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Then the administration filed a flurry of subpoenas against them.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 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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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
The phone-record subpoenas began July 10, the same day three of the journalists were subpoenaed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The Washington Post reported last month that one of its journalists was subpoenaed related to “sensitive reporting about a national security matter.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Maxwell was subpoenaed to testify and Waitt said they discussed the legal case during their relationship and she was "quite stressed" about it but "denied having any involvement with that".
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
“Family and subpoenaed witnesses first. Step on back and let ’em get up here.”
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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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
The Justice Department had just elevated the matter by subpoenaing Trump for the records, and Trump wanted her advice.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2024
Then they got over 100,000 pages more after subpoenaing federal prosecutors themselves in January.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
The rest of the material the panel obtained—often by subpoenaing agencies and individuals—was expected to enter the National Archives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2023
The German had swung around toward the men behind him, as though he were subpoenaing them as witnesses.
From Captain Macklin by Davis, Richard Harding
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