Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(8)-(9), Pub.L. 101-12 as amended, is a United States federal law that protects federal whistleblowers who work for the government and report the possible existence of an activity constituting a violation of law, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority or a substantial and specific danger to ...
Geneviéve LaChelle Jones-Wright is an American attorney and activist who served as a San Diego County public defender from 2006 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she was an unsuccessful candidate for San Diego County District Attorney in 2018 and mayor of San Diego in 2024. She gained notoriety for being falsely handcuffed and held at ...
The Whistleblower Protection Act was made into federal law in the United States in 1989. Whistleblower protection laws and regulations guarantee freedom of speech for workers and contractors in certain situations. Whistleblowers are protected from retaliation for disclosing information that the employee or applicant reasonably believes provides ...
An attorney for the whistleblower in the Trump-Ukraine scandal said Sunday that CBS’ “60 Minutes” had “completely misinterpreted” a document from his legal group, after the news outlet ...
After Goldstein lost his case, Congress amended the federal nuclear whistleblower law to provide protection reports made to internal systems and prevent retaliation against whistleblowers. [41] 1986 Roger Wensil Male B.F. Shaw Co. Roger D. Wensil was America's first nationally recognized whistleblower at a nuclear weapons facility. [42]
Julie Bornstein (born July 17, 1948) is an American attorney and politician from California and a member of the Democratic Party. Bornstein served as a member of the Desert Community College Board of Trustees from 1989 until 1992, when she was elected to the California State Assembly .
Truc T. Do (1997): [82] [83] First Vietnamese American (female) judge in San Diego County, California (2018) Marcella "Marcy" McLaughlin (1999): [458] First Latina American female to serve as the President of the San Diego County Bar Association (c. 2013) Anna VonSeggern Engle: [459] First female lawyer in Escondido, San Diego County, California
As of 2011 the district attorney's office employs 310 attorneys. [1] The district attorney's office claims a 90+ percent conviction rate. [2] The main office is located in downtown San Diego in the Hall of Justice, with three regional centers in El Cajon, Chula Vista, and Vista.