# Policy Statement Concerning Subpoenas to Members of the News Media
> **US Securities and Exchange Commission** · Final rule; policy statement. · Published 2006-04-20 · Effective 2006-04-12 · 71 FR 20340
## Document
- **Document number:** 06-3739
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US Securities and Exchange Commission
- **Federal Register citation:** 71 FR 20340
- **CFR reference:** 17 CFR 202
- **Publication date:** 2006-04-20
- **Effective date:** 2006-04-12
- **Docket:** Release No. 34-53638
## Abstract

The Securities and Exchange Commission is issuing a policy statement concerning the issuance of subpoenas to members of the media. This policy statement sets forth guidelines for the agency's professional staff to ensure that vigorous enforcement of the Federal securities laws is conducted completely consistently with the principles of the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of the press, and specifically to avoid the issuance of subpoenas to members of the media that might impair the news gathering and reporting functions.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/04/20/06-3739/policy-statement-concerning-subpoenas-to-members-of-the-news-media)
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