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Cook County Circuit Judge Vincent Gaughan told a Wednesday hearing that he was quashing a subpoena from Officer Jason Van Dyke aimed at learning how Jamie Kalven obtained details of the 2014 shooting.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2017

The National Park Service said Thursday it would start issuing permits for protest sites after civil rights lawyers threatened to sue, saying the agency was quashing dissent.

From Reuters • Jan. 6, 2017

And Mr. Bush’s inbox swelled with the pleas of students, asking why he was quashing their chance to attend college.

From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2015

With the Kirbys, Mr. Toberoff will square off against a squadron of corporate lawyers that includes Mr. Quinn, whose most recent claim to fame was quashing Dan Rather’s $70 million breach-of-contract suit against CBS.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2010