subpoena
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Shew said Estelle reached out shortly after he received the CBP’s subpoena.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
The department also indicated that its forthcoming appeal of the subpoena ruling was about preventing adverse case law for the government, not about reopening the probe against him.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
A federal judge quashed the Department of Justice’s bid to subpoena the Fed over the matter last month.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Investigative grand juries cannot return indictments against defendants, but they are often used to enshrine evidence and subpoena witnesses for a future criminal proceeding.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
“If you’ve been served with a legal subpoena and you don’t show up, the judge can have you arrested.”
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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