Questions tagged [subpoena]
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What happens to Donald Trump if he refuses to turn over his financial records?
Headlines for 2021 February 22 read "Supreme Court Approves Subpoena for Trump's Financial Records".
Since the Supreme Court has now ruled on the matter, I am not aware of any other body to which Donald Trump can legally appeal.
What happens to…
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What standard of evidence is used for a subpoena of documents in a criminal case? How does it compare to probable cause?
A Website I use received subpoenas from the US Department of Justice for data related to certain specified usernames. What standard of evidence must that subpoena have met and how does it compare to the probable cause required for a search warrant?
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Does immunity void the Fifth Amendment?
There's a scene in 'The Blacklist' where a character is being interviewed about having been subpoenaed to testify in front of a grand jury. His lawyer quickly jumps in to say that his client will be taking the fifth to every question that is asked.…
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Hypothetical POTUS divorce
If the spouse of the President of the United States filed for divorce, would
the President have any claim of immunity from any litigation that followed (e.g. the division of assets in the matrimonial pot, child custody, etc.),
would all the…
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Personal devices subject to subpoena?
I work for a company in the US in IT, and don't have a company provided phone. I've resisted installing work-related apps on my phone (such as Skype/Teams, Outlook) out of concern that my phone might be subpoenaed in the event that there is a legal…
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In what circumstances could some of your DMs be forcibly disclosed to a plaintiff?
The other day I was reading about how rightsholders sometimes try to subpoena tech platforms for info on their users over issues of copyright. It got me thinking about privacy issues that don't involve your data being sold or hacked.
With that in…
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An attorney can't afford to pay for professional services to search & retrieve required documents for civil & criminal proceedings, what happens next?
If an attorney in the US is being required to produce substantial but selected legal records and documents for a mix of criminal and civil litigations against the attorney, and these documents are stored and archived via an expensive legal document…
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Can medical records ever be subpoenaed or discovered in any judicial context?
My understanding is that medical records are legally privileged. What does this actually mean? Can they ever be required by a court to be disclosed under any context, or for any reason? (e.g. if demanded by another party during discovery?) Does it…
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Why don't they just issue search warrants for Steve Bannon's documents?
One of the contempt charges Bannon face is for not handing over documents to the Jan 6th committee. Why can't they just issue search warrants for every location remotely-associated with Bannon and get them themselves? Why do they need Bannon to…
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Obtaining information that requires a court order but before to going to the court?
I'm struggling with the following dilemma.
Some information is not accessible without a court order, for example, some data stored in Apple / Google / Facebook servers.
Going to the court directly is too risky. Once the papers have been served,…
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Subpoena across state lines
I am curious about how subpoenas work across state lines. Let's assume that a matter is before the county court in NJ but information is needed from a person domiciled in NY.
It seems that an NJ attorney could simply bring the subpoena to a court…
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Can William Barr fully comply with the House Judiciary Committee's Subpoena?
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Given the comments from the question of the same name on Politics.SE, I thought it would make sense to also ask it here.
On April 19th, Jarrold Nadler, head of the House Judicial Committee, subpoenaed Attorney General William Barr for the…
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Theoretically if subpoena'd as a witness with only a day and a half of notice could you argue that its not valid with the court?
Curious on a hypothetical case, if someone was subpoena'd to testify as a witness in a federal court case and they were served the subpoena on the Friday before the Tuesday of the case which leaves said witness only a day and a half of notice would…
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Identify defendant in small claims court (UK)
If I want to make a claim against someone in small claims court in the UK, but I only have their PO Box address, what's the procedure? I need some legal thing to compel Royal Mail to give me their identity but I can't even figure out the name of it…
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In which cases has a Wikipedia editor's identity been subpoenaed?
In any jurisdiction, I'm looking for names of cases for either or ideally both of the following:
Where Wikipedia has been subpoenaed for information on an editor, complied with the subpoena, and provided non-public information on an editor.
Where…
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