A California federal appeals court ruled that a Burbank policeman could not rest his case on the First Amendment after he was put on administrative leave for reporting abusive interrogations done by fellow officers. The court said their decision was based on another decision on the issue, Huppert v. City of Pittsburg, that they did not agree with but felt compelled to follow since it had not been rejected by a higher court. -db
From the Metropolitan News-Enterprise, August 8, 2012, by a MetNews Staff Writer.