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The Justice Department said it followed applicable laws and its own policies when issuing the subpoenas.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The Justice Department said it followed applicable laws and its own policies when issuing the subpoenas.
Field: stated_justification
Value: DOJ cites its own guidelines
About: incident 2013-us-doj-seizes-ap-phone-records
Source: US government 'seized AP phone records'
Publisher: Al Jazeera
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2013-05-14

Quotation from the source

We take seriously our obligations to follow all applicable laws, federal regulations, and Department of Justice policies when issuing subpoenas for phone records of media organisations.