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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...

Today the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Allision Engine Co., Inc., Et Al. v. United States Ex Rel. Sanders Et Al.  After a quick read of this decision, it is evident that Congress should pass the False Claims...

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...

Last week on "This American Life," Chicago Public Radio's overwhelmingly popular radio show, thousands of listeners heard the riveting story of DOJ whistleblower Rick Convertino. Mr. Convertino is a former top United States Prosecutor who successfully prosecuted the first terrorist...

David Welch, the first corporate employee to file for protection under the whistleblower provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) was in court today. nearly 7 years after filing his first complaint, Mr. Welch is still battling his former employer and...

A few weeks ago I posted a story  about a University of Nevada (Reno) professor who was fired after blowing the whistle on animal abuse occuring in campus laboratories. Now a group of demonstrators is protesting the decision, made by UNR president...

This Monday, May 12, the Democratic Policy Committee is scheduled to hold hearings  to  "examine  the impact  of  American  reconstruction  and  anti-corruption failures on the U.S. mission in Iraq." Several former government employees will be offering testimony. This hearing is...

Many MSM sources (such as the New York Times and CNN)and blogs (like Talk Left) are now reporting that the Office of Special Counsel was raided by the FBI today, along with the home of agency head Scott Bloch. Bloch...

Recently I wrote a blog post on the need for whistleblower protection in the South Carolina State Police and how their upper eschelon was retaliating against troopers who blew the whistle on a fellow officer who intentionally hit a suspect...