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subpoena

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




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Its parent company, Take-Two Interactive, immediately launched a thorough investigation, filing multiple subpoena requests in federal district court seeking information on the leakers from Microsoft, Discord, X and YouTube.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

In March, a California state appellate court ordered the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office to comply with a subpoena from an oversight entity for records related to a whistleblower inquiry.

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

A subpoena to OpenAI from Alabama’s attorney general demands more details about the Hugging Face hack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

It was a subpoena, aimed at Verizon Wireless.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Last year, the department said it had sent more than 20 subpoenas to doctors and clinics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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 ordered them to produce documents related to the network’s coverage of Newsom, the phone call with Trump and the governor’s response strategy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

In February 2025, the Civilian Oversight Commission issued three subpoenas against the L.A.

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

Also as a result of her piece, she was slapped with a one-million-dollar libel suit, subpoenaed as a witness in a liquor laws case against the Playboy Club, and received “obscene and threatening” calls.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

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

On this day in 1974, the Supreme Court ruled that President Richard Nixon must turn over subpoenaed White House tapes, unanimously rejecting claims the president has the right to keep his government affairs secret.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

“When they set a date for the trial, Brady, you’ll be subpoenaed to appear in court as a witness.”

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

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

“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 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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