Press Releases

Washington, D.C. July 30, 2013. The National Whistleblower Center issued a statement expressing relief that the military court today refused to find Bradley Manning guilty of “aiding the enemy.”  The charge, if it had been sustained on appeal, could have resulted in Mr. Manning spending the rest of his life in prison. “It was wrong for […]

OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement of Stephen M. Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblower Center “Edward Snowden should not be prosecuted. Instead, the White House must keep the promise made by President Obama, during his 2008 election campaign, when he pledged to support legislation that would fully protect all government whistleblowers, including those in sensitive national […]

Detroit, Michigan. January 23, 2013.  On January 15, 2013 U.S. District Court Judge Robert H. Cleland issued a key ruling in support of Justice Department whistleblower Richard G. Convertino in his longstanding Privacy Act lawsuit against the DOJ. The Court ordered the Detroit Free Press to produce all documents related to how the Justice Department […]

Washington, D.C. November 27, 2012. President Barack Obama signed into law today the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (WPEA). Whistleblower attorneys working pro bono with the NWC played an instrumental role in passing this Act. NWC’s Executive Director Stephen Kohn testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee and David Colapinto testified before the House Government Oversight […]