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Former Special Counsel Sentenced to One Month in Prison
Scott Bloch, the former head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), was sentenced to one month in prison, twelve...
Leonard I. Weinglass (1933-2011)
Today we mourn the passing of attorney Leonard I. Weinglass who died yesterday on his 78th birthday. Weinglass defended Anthony...
President Obama and the demand for universal rights
During this week's trip to Latin America, President Barack Obama has hit on a theme about the universal nature of...
Bill targets intelligence whistleblowers
The provision will give the "head of each intelligence agency broad discretionary power to decide what a 'leak' is -...
CIA sued over violations of the Freedom of Information Act
National Security Counselors (NSC), an Arlington, Virginia-based public interest group, has filed three lawsuits against the CIA about how the...
Whistleblowers speak in The Big Uneasy
The Big Uneasy is a new feature documentary movie by Harry Shearer. It responds to those (including President Obama) who...
Release Bradley Manning
"Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." These words are enshrined...
Whistleblowers’ Pensions Threatened By Intelligence Committee
Tomorrow in a "closed" mark-up at 2:30 pm EST, the members of the Senate Intelligence Committee plan to slip into...
Carolyn Lerner confirmation hearing is available
The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is the federal government's attorney charged with protecting federal employee whistleblowers. It took President...
Horton reports again on Obama Administration’s “war on whistleblowers”
In April 2009, the Department of Justice (DOJ) served a subpoena on New York Times reporter James Risen. DOJ wants to know his source for...
Whistleblower Poll
Exclusive Marist Poll: Overwhelming Public Support Among Likely Voters For Increased Whistleblower Protections
In September, Marist (an A+ rated pollster) conducted a survey of American adults on behalf of Whistleblower Network News. The...
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