subpoena
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I refused a subpoena to appear before a grand jury to discuss the source of a leak of national-security information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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was subpoenaed related to “sensitive reporting about a national security matter” and that the subpoena was later withdrawn.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
County, the Sheriff’s Department has continued to defy the subpoena, relying on the advice of county attorneys, Johnson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
She scheduled a July 8 date to hear additional evidence before she decides on whether to grant a preliminary injunction, blocking the subpoena through the end of the litigation.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
“Sheriff wants me to be ready to testify. I got a subpoena today.”
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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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
Then the administration filed a flurry of subpoenas against them.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
The Wall Street Journal and its reporters received grand jury subpoenas dated March 4 that sought information related to a February article about Pentagon concerns regarding an extended military campaign against Iran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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
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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
Attorney’s Office in the District of Columbia subpoenaed JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo over whether their account closings violated the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act and related laws.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The UAW hasn’t been subpoenaed in the matter, a union spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
She added there would be a "thorough investigation of Fifa's conduct" with world football's governing body subpoenaed to provide information.
From BBC ● May 27, 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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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
“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
Investigative steps would include subpoenaing Mr. Dolan for testimony and executing a search warrant for his phone and email records.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
The German had swung around toward the men behind him, as though he were subpoenaing them as witnesses.
From Captain Macklin by Davis, Richard Harding
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