subpoena
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What she’s targeting is the lawless underlying subpoena, saying it was unenforceable to begin with.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
But here’s the jujitsu move: McElroy then neutralized O’Connor’s order to enforce the subpoena by nullifying the subpoena itself, because the DOJ had failed to identify any possible law-breaking by the hospital.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
Shew said Estelle reached out shortly after he received the CBP’s subpoena.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
A pending Justice Department appeal of a federal judge’s March ruling against the probe’s subpoenas would be limited to preserving subpoena power, not reviving the Fed investigation, Tillis said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
“Sign here, and that lets the judge know you received this subpoena to appear in court.”
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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