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Whistleblower Relations Under the Microscope
TSA Whistleblower Robert MacLean was recently interviewed by Peter B. Collins, along with MacLean’s attorney, Tom Devine. The entire interview is worth listening but this exchange was particularly poignant (it may not be up yet–this post will be updated when it is). Peter B. Collins, at 31:49: Now Robert, as I mentioned, I’ve talked with […]
- Scott Bloch’s Sentencing Postponed; Judge Irked at “Sanitized” Version of Events
- Emptywheel Writes to Scott Bloch’s Judge
- Scott Bloch’s “Meritless Thuggery”
- Separating Fact from Speculation at the Commerce Department Office of Inspector General
- OSC: FAA’s Response to Whistleblower’s Aviation Safety Disclosures Still Unreasonable
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FOIA Lawsuit Update
Today I appeared before Federal Judge Claude M. Hilton of the Eastern District of Virginia to present a motion for summary judgment in my FOIA lawsuit against the FAA. This is what I argued. The FAA appeared, through the Department of Justice, to present its motion for summary judgment. The judge heard us both and […]
Julia Davis’ Response to Tom Devine/Robert MacLean’s Character Attacks
David: Thank you for posing valid questions to all parties. [Link added -Ed.] As you know, I am determined to be fair and clinical in my reporting. I certainly stand by everything I wrote, as it was based on evidence and witness statements. Funny enough, MacLean continues to refer to my articles on the Examiner as […]
Tom Devine’s “Meritless Thuggery”
Last week, former Special Counsel Scott Bloch was lambasted in the blogosphere for harassing bloggers with vague allegations of defamation when they dared to report the truth about him. Now GAP Legal Director Tom Devine is doing something similar–alleging others have credibility/honesty problems–without backing it with specifics, as would be the decent and honest thing […]
Final Reply Brief Filed in Pardo v. FAA
Background here. The next step is a hearing before the judge, on May 17. Download the reply brief here.
Government Does Not Oppose Probation As Punishment for Former Special Counsel Scott Bloch
This is the second time the government has not opposed probation in Scott Bloch’s prosecution. See the docket here.
New Law Review Article Urges Greater Protection for Dissenting Public Employees
Adam Shinar, S.J.D. candidate and Graduate Program Fellow in Constitutional Law at Harvard Law School, is publishing an article discussing the decline of free speech protections for public employees. Shinar argues that treating government as a business has led to this decline, and that a “public/private divergence” is needed to ensure the democratic societal interest in receiving information […]
Acting ATF Director B. Todd Jones: A Bully After All?
Acting ATF Director B. Todd Jones got into some hot water last July after a video was leaked of him possibly threatening the rank-and-file not to go outside the chain of command with disclosures (which would violate their rights under numerous whistleblower laws). Some backtracking later by Jones (as well as his defenders in, oddly […]
