California trial raises issue of barring media to protect witnesses

In a trial in Los Angeles over whether the Jet Propulsion Laboratory acted improperly in firing a man for his belief in intelligent design, questions have surfaced about the privacy rights of witnesses and whether they can be asked about their religious beliefs.

The lab claims the man was laid off during a routine reduction in staff with 246 employees exiting the agency. -db

From the Pasadena Star-News, March 13, 2012, by Brian Charles.

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