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What is Congress' interest in what a private university like Columbia does?

The power Congress has the right to subpoena anyone or anything to appear before it. … The Supreme Court has also determined that such a subpoena is not subject to judicial review unless and until Congress seeks to enforce the subpoena through either a civil action or contempt of Congress …
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Australia - Subpoena bank records

Yes. Good luck doing this without legal training or representation.
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Gag order in reference to a Criminal Investigation

Contracts are subordinate to the law Any clause in a contract that is unlawful is void. So, if the law compels you to disclose information then even if a contract prohibits it, disclosure is not a br …
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Why should a witness have to be arrested if they didn't answer the summons of a subpoena?

Illness or misadventure are legitimate defences for failing to attend a subpoena. Going out of the jurisdiction isn’t. …
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Can owner of stolen goods found for sale subpoena seller to disclose the source?

Civil claims have statutes of limitations too Usually shorter than 10 years. Therefore, Bob cannot sue anyone for recovery and therefore does not practically own the bike. In some jurisdictions, limit …
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Can someone plead the fifth regarding impeachment?

Yes Impeachment proceedings (as are all activities of Congress) are legal proceedings in that they are enabled by the Constitution. While it is true that they are not judicial proceedings, the activit …
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Theoretically if subpoena'd as a witness with only a day and a half of notice could you argu...

It’s not valid australia You should give the person subpoenaed as much notice as possible of the hearing or trial date but the person must be served not less than 7 days before they are required to a …
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Does the sixth amendment protect the right to compulsory process for other types of evidence?

You are subpoenaing a witness - technically. The affidavit accompanying the documents and saying they are the documents and all of the documents is testimony from a witness. Unless there is reason to …
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A third-party turned over information about me to a party in a case that I am not involved i...

A person served with a subpoena must comply or contest; complying is not a privacy breach. …
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