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subpoena

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




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Why had Google notified the user about the administrative subpoena from a “noreply” email address that they couldn’t respond to?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Mejia’s subpoena, issued under his City Charter authority, came two and a half weeks after officials at LA28, the Olympic organizing committee, rejected his previous request to disclose the information.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

I handed the envelope to Grampa; he opened it and read the subpoena.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe

Ball named Hartman; his business partner, Knight; and their company, Integer, as the formal subjects of the probe, as they prepared to potentially issue subpoenas and gather more evidence.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

Authorities have also issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to her relatives.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

The Journal reported Wednesday that more than a dozen subpoenas have been issued, including to some of Omar’s relatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

But the testimony resurfaced as the basis of an investigation opened by Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney in Washington, when her office sent two subpoenas to the Fed in January.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 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

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

“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

Justice Department officials in Washington at the time wanted prosecutors to speed up their process, including by subpoenaing witnesses to testify directly before a grand jury, without any FBI interview first, they said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 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

The Justice Department had just elevated the matter by subpoenaing Trump for the records, and Trump wanted her advice.

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2024

Jordan sent letters seeking interviews with Bragg and documents before subpoenaing Pomerantz.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 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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