In Re: Subpoena

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) ) Paul B. Goldberg, ) ) Movant, ) ) v. ) Civil No. 1:15-mc-00825 (APM) ) Amgen, Inc. ) ) Respondent. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This case presents an issue that appears with increasing frequency in the federal courts: Under what circumstances can a journalist be compelled to testify in a civil case about his or her First Amendment-protected activities? The present dispute arises out of a shareholder class-action lawsuit pending in federal court…