Perspective
Apr. 30, 2014
Government employees are US citizens, too
Should the government-as-employer have a free hand to fire a government employee in retaliation for the employee having given truthful testimony? By E. Gary Spitko
Should the government-as-employer have a free hand to fire a government employee in retaliation for the employee having given "truthful sworn testimony that was compelled by subpoena and was not a part of the employee's ordinary job responsibilities"? On Monday, that is one of the questions the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on in the case of Lane v. Franks, No. 13-483.
Edward Lane worked as the director ...
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