Law Practice
Dec. 2, 2008
Immunity for Government Employees Is at Risk
"I think the entire country is waiting to see what the California Supreme Court does," said Marcy Berkman, a deputy in the Santa Clara County Counsel's office.
Daily Journal Staff Writer A Santa Clara County public defender who was fired for refusing to talk to his superiors about an alleged misdeed is challenging longstanding immunity rules used to get information out of government employees. As the California Supreme Court prepares to hear oral argument in Thomas Spielbauer's case this week, attorneys representing public agencies have launched a full court press to fight any changes.
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