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subpoena

[suh-pee-nuh, suhb-] / səˈpi nə, səb- /




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When Mathipa was assigned to the case a month later, he issued a subpoena to special forces to force them to hand over full details of this alleged training exercise and all the personnel involved.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Paul issued a subpoena in June to require the longtime government scientist’s testimony after he declined to appear willingly.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The Washington Post reported last month that one of its journalists was subpoenaed related to “sensitive reporting about a national security matter” and that the subpoena was later withdrawn.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The judge then asked why prosecutors requested that the subpoena for phone records remain confidential.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

One handed him a subpoena, ordering him to show up in court the next morning.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Court filings show that representatives for the BBC's legal team attempted in May to serve subpoenas to the president's son Donald Trump Jr., his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

After receiving the subpoenas, the firms conducted internal investigations.

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

At the end of July, the Justice Department withdrew subpoenas issued to New York Times journalists who had written articles about the security of Trump's presidential aircraft.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

He sued ten defendants in all, and several of the Hopkins employees involved had never heard of Cofield or Henrietta Lacks before their subpoenas arrived.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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

Cipriani’s lawyer subpoenaed entertainment and sports executive Ari Emanuel to get testimony to advance the beef.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

Recently, the Florida Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution subpoenaed the city as part of a criminal investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 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

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

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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