Magistrate Outlines Authority Under DOJ Communication Services Subpoenas

( April 14, 2025, 10:28 AM EDT) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) request for nondisclosure orders (NDO) to prevent two providers of electronic communication services from notifying anyone of grand jury witness subpoenas of the providers for two years, a Virginia federal magistrate judge issued an order stating that the court has the authority to refuse to enter an NDO if it believes the “subpoena requests more information than authorized by the Stored Communications Act.”...

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