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Garcetti v. Ceballos

Free speech: Public employees must be protected in fulfilling their civic reponsibilities

donal brown May 14, 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court finding in Garcetti v. Ceballos sharply limited the freedom of public employes to speak about their official job duties, but public employees must be protected as they testify in court, argues David L Hudson Jr. of the First Amendment Center. -db From a commentary for the First Amendment Center, May 11, 2012, by David L. Hudson Jr. Full story    

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California: Ex-Colton police chief loses lawsuit based on whistleblower claim

donal brown April 27, 2012

Colton’s former police chief claimed he was fired in 2007 for reporting corruption allegations against city officials, but the jury thought his evidence was lacking and found against him in his wrongful termination lawsuit. Colton’s attorney said that the former chief did not report the corruption early on and that testimony during the trial revealed that he even told detectives not to investigate the corruption charges. -db From The Sun, San Bernardino, April 26, 2012,

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Federal court rules against policeman protesting arrest quotas

donal brown April 23, 2012

A New York policeman who criticized the quota system for arrests lost his case in federal district court. The man claimed the police department violated his First Amendment rights by retaliating against him for criticizing the quota system to commanding officers, but the judge ruled that under the Supreme Court ruling Garcetti v. Ceballos pubic employees have no free speech rights in the context of their official duties.-db From the First Amendment Center, April 20,

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Whistleblower suing Rolls Royce for protests over alleged environmental infraction

donal brown March 8, 2012

Claiming he was fired for protesting environmental violations, a Louisana man is suing Rolls Royce Commercial Marine under the Louisiana Environmental Whistleblower Statute. The employee noticed that a hole in a storage tank was patched in a hasty and substandard way and attempted to bring the issue to his superiors. -db From  the Courthouse News Service, March 8, 2012, by Sabrina Canfield. Full story    

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Bill in Arizona legislature would punish teachers for foul words

donal brown February 14, 2012

Republican state lawmakers in Arizona are proposing legislation requiring teachers to limit their words to comply with the Federal Communications Commission standards for on-air speech. Under the law a teacher could be fired after a third offense. From The Republic , February 12, 2012, by Alia Beard Rau. Full story

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