Legislation

 As you know, Congress is about to vote on a bailout bill for the financial  sector. Whether you support this bill or not, we ask that you immediately  call your Senators and demand that strong whistleblower protections be  included in...

  Many of our readers (and certainly those who attended Whistleblower Week in Washington 2008) may have heard about the case of Dr. Gil Mileikowsky. Dr. Mileikowsky is a California Obstetrician who, in 2000, began blowing the whistle on some very disturbing issues at...

Although the House/Senate conference committee has yet to issue its official conference report, many news outlets are now reporting that the final language has been approved, and that whistleblower protections for private sector manufacturing employees  will be included in the...

On June 12, 2008, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of a FOIA requester in Taylor v. Sturgell (No. 07-371), reversing the D.C. Circuit’s decision denying a FOIA requester access to documents on the grounds of issue preclusion. The...

Whistleblower advocates are still fighting for amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act. Today's Washington Post contains a writeup of the groups' latest efforts to move the legislation, which has, for months, been stalled in conference committee.

The U.S. Tax Court has proposed new rules for determining whistleblower awards under section 7623 of the U.S. Tax Code. As reported on WebCPA... Among the proposed changes are references to actions for re-determination of employment status, determination of relief...

In an order posted today on the its website, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will not be hearing the Murphy v. IRS appeal. Although this is a disappointing turn of events, whistleblower and civil rights advocates should continue the...

The Supreme Court Justices were scheduled to have a conference this morning to rule on petitions for certiorari, including in the case of Murphy v. IRS. We will keep you updated on any developments. UPDATE: We just received word that...

The Supreme Court has distributed the Murphy v. IRS case for the Conference to be held on April 18, 2008. The Justices of the Supreme Court will decide on that date whether or not to grant the petition for certiorari...

Attorneys working with the National Whistleblower Center have filed the reply brief in response to the Solicitor General’s brief regarding whether certiorari should be granted in a key Whistleblower/Civil Rights tax case that was filed with the Supreme Court by...