Press Releases

Washington, D.C., June 3, 2006 – Stephen M. Kohn, Chairman of the National Whistleblowers Center, appeared on CSPAN’s Washington Journal to discuss the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Garcetti v. Ceballos.

5-4 Majority Strips Most Government Whistleblowers of Legal Protections Washington, D.C. – May 30, 2006. The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, stripped most government employees of their whistleblower protections.  The Court held that public employees may be “discipline(d)” for exposing official misconduct, taxpayer fraud or public safety violations if their whistleblowing is made […]

April 17, 2006, Washington, DC. Today the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in the case of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway v. White. At issue is whether an employer may be held liable for retaliatory discrimination for any adverse treatment that would “reasonably likely to deter” an employee from engaging in protected activity. This case […]

Washington, DC, March 30, 2006 – The National Whistleblowers Center strongly condemns the March 29, 2006 indictment of former federal prosecutor Richard Convertino.  Mr. Convertino, a former award-winning Assistant United States Attorney, disclosed significant deficiencies in the Ashcroft Justice Department’s “war on terror.” After being warned not to testify before a Senate oversight hearing, DOJ […]