Constitutional Law
Jun. 16, 2006
'Garcetti' Decision Ignores the People's Right to Know
Forum Column - By Erwin Chemerinsky - The Supreme Court's decision in Garcetti v. Ceballos, 126 S.Ct. 1951 (May 30, 2006), denying free speech protection to public employee whistle-blowers, is inconsistent with the most important aspect of the First Amendment: the right of the people to know.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
By Erwin Chemerinsky
The Supreme Court's decision in Garcetti v. Ceballos, 126 S.Ct. 1951 (May 30, 2006), denying free speech protection to public employee whistle-blowers, is inconsistent with the most important aspect of the First Amendment: the right of the people to know.
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court held that the government does not violate the First...
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