In the U.S. Supreme Court, sometimes you win the battle only to lose the war, and sometimes you survive to fight another day. Edward Lane has experienced it all.
Last term in Lane v. Franks, a unanimous high court held that the First Amendment protects a public employee from employer discipline for “truthful testimony under oath” when the testimony is not part of the employee’s ordinary job duties. The ruling was a major victory for government whistleblowers in general, and Lane in particular.
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