'Garcetti' Distinctions Abound in the District Courts

Stephen Bergstein, a partner at Bergstein & Ullrich, writes: After the Supreme Court in 2006 revised the framework governing public employee speech retaliation claims, few whistleblowers have survived summary judgment in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. But some district courts within the circuit have allowed these claims to proceed despite the new guidelines.

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