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Does a "subpoena" mean a judge was involved? The post says the subpoena was issued by the DOJ.
by ralmidani 3y ago
Does a "subpoena" mean a judge was involved? The post says the subpoena was issued by the DOJ.
- tptacek 3y agoIt means a court is involved, but not a judge. Edit Even that is technically wrong; some DOJ subpoenas are apparently preauthorized by statute.
- idlewords 3y agoThere's a pretty extensive list of administrative subpoena authority here: https://www.justice.gov/archive/olp/rpt_to_congress.htm https://www.justice.gov/archive/olp/rpt_to_congress.htm tl;dr: Everyone from the Appalachian Regional Commission on down can subpoena you without a court being involved. And of course Congress has inherent subpoena powers.
- tptacek 3y agoOh, this is so cool. Thank you! This is a step towards answering my noodly question earlier in the thread: authorization for NDAs and "gag orders" in subpoenas appears to be controlled by (varying) statutes.