Legal Opinion
National Labor Relations Board v. Mortensen
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 23, 1988No. Misc. 88-311, 88-320PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BARRINGTON D. PARKER, Senior District Judge:
The General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) seeks enforcement orders from this Court requiring three newspaper reporters to comply with certain regularly issued subpoenas ad testificandum. The subpoenas were duly served on the reporter-respondents, Chris Mortensen of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Christine Brennan and Michael Wilbon of The Washington Post. Their counsel challenge the General Counsel’s application and contend that entry of enforcement orders covering the subpoenas would…
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