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
Black - who had business ties to Epstein - did not comply with a subpoena ordering him to appear before the House Oversight Committee earlier this month and share documents related to Epstein.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Six years ago, county voters approved a measure granting the commission subpoena powers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Two federal judges in New York approved the subpoena requests, which had been filed a day earlier, according to court documents reviewed by AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The phone company had to make sure the subpoena was in order.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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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
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 subpoenas issued stated that the information sought was for an ongoing criminal inquiry and was signed by Assistant U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The Civilian Oversight Commission has said that such assertions are unfounded, and that state law and court precedent require its subpoenas to be upheld.
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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The White House later subpoenaed the Times journalists over the report, demanding to know who disclosed the information, and even brought FBI Director Kash Patel into the investigation.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 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
The UAW hasn’t been subpoenaed in the matter, a union spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 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
You subpoenaed documents and took depositions and pored over court records until you had put together a detailed and precise accounting of each stage in the deadly quarrel.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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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
“Recent events, however, have cast a chilling shadow over their pursuits. Law-enforcement agencies have resorted to clandestine tactics, subpoenaing emails and phone records in an effort to unmask confidential sources.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
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 Richard Harding Davis
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