whistleblower Archives

Source: Center for Constitutional Rights

Civil Liberties Groups Release First Report on Ag-Gag Laws

September 7, 2017 Guest Author or Contributor

By Jen Nessel, ccrjustice.org On September 6, 2017, the Center for Constitutional Rights and Defending Rights & Dissent released a comprehensive report on state ag-gag laws, which prohibit whistleblowing and undercover investigations in animal agriculture. […]

Former NC State Trooper Wins “Code of Silence” Retaliation Trial

September 28, 2016 Kay Whatley

Jury Finds State Willfully Violated Whistleblower Act after Report of Police Misconduct Released by Erin Powers (Powers MediaWorks LLC) for Doyle LLP A North Carolina state superior court jury today found that the state highway patrol […]

OSHA Issues Whistleblower Final Rule

April 19, 2016 Kay Whatley

OSHA Issues Final Rule Establishing Procedures for Handling Retaliation Complaints under the Food Safety Modernization Act Released by OSHA Office of Communications On April 18, 2016, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule […]

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The Strange-ness: US Government Decides Not To Build Death Star

January 18, 2013

By Kay Whatley, Editor Did you know that any American can start a petition for change? On petitions.whitehouse.gov, you can sign or start petitions for the issues you’d like to see the government address. Any petition reaching 100,000 […]

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The Strange-ness: Fairy Circles Discovered in Australia

March 15, 2016

Mysterious Gaps in Vegetation Only Ever Seen in Southern Africa — Until Now Released by Susanne Hufe, UFZ press office The circular, barren patches of land, forming a highly regular pattern over the dry grassland of Namibia, were thought […]

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The Strange-ness: Fruitcake Longevity

November 15, 2017

Fruitcake: people love it or hate it. The multi-colored cakes were preserved with alcohol in “the old days” which protected them from spoilage, and the dried, candied fruits staved off mold by having , low […]