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subpoena

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




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A subpoena compels a party to release specified internal documents or information.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

State officials are investigating that deal, including a subpoena from the California Energy Commission seeking details about the payout.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

So far NYU Langone Health is the only hospital system to publicly disclose its receipt of the subpoena, done in compliance with New York’s shield law that requires disclosure within 30 days.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

When the Justice Department took aim at RIH, however, it sought to enforce its subpoena not in the Rhode Island federal courthouse.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

On May 23, he spoke to T-Mobile and was told he needed to fax the subpoena to a legal compliance agent in T-Mobile’s Law Enforcement Relations Group.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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