Because Democracy is Not Free — we all have to work at it
It’s a little known fact, but federal employee whistleblower claims can end up in district court rather than at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). In fact, claims must end up there if they have any commonality between a discrimination case already in progress there. Writes the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals [...]
THINGS I AM THANKFUL FOR 1. TPMMuckraker names as its number one pick: Sarah Palin. I’m not so much thankful for her as I am those who speak the truth, like her brother-in-law, Mike Wooten. 2. My family, especially my husband, whose support during these trying times has made my devotion only stronger. 3. You, [...]
Recently, I reported that with the installment of two new well-qualified board members, the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) appeared to be finally moving forward in understanding the importance of upholding its mission as the guardian of Federal merit systems. And then, Washington DC MSPB Chief Administrative Judge Jeremiah Cassidy, whom I wrote about earlier (he’s [...]
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Wise King Solomon, having been brought a dispute between two women over the lineage of a child (both claimed it was theirs) and unable to determine which side is telling the truth, orders the disputed child split in half, with each woman receiving a fair share of it. The real mother then cries out to spare the [...]
Yesterday, the Senate invoked a cloture vote requiring 60 YEAS to stop a filibuster of Judge David Hamilton’s promotion to Circuit Court. Despite certain Republicans’ best effort, the motion to proceed with the nomination won, 70-29. Republicans have spoken: they will confirm nominees, lest those that oppose be labeled obstructionist. For the record, here’s the roll [...]
What happens when you take a pro-agency administrative judge, assign him to the highest profile case in the queue, then change the composition of the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) leadership? Stay tuned to find out. I’m guessing the tide has turned, and that Obama is setting the administrative judges at MSPB free to do [...]
Remember the Pro-Rape Thirty? They’re the thirty Republican Senators that voted against the Franken amendment which forbids the arbitration (in lieu of a court case) in employment cases involving sexual assault and rape in the workplace. In case you’ve forgotten who they are, here’s a list of names: Alexander (R-TN) Barrasso (R-WY) Bond (R-MO) Brownback (R-KS) [...]
Last month, I made a visit to San Francisco’s Volunteer Legal Services Program. According to Supervising Attorney Jennifer Greengold Healey, it is the first of its kind (i.e. situated within Federal District Court) in California. On the theme of everyday heroes — the kind that Obama likes to revere — Ms. Greengold is one. After several [...]
Have you ever made a purchase, recommended it to others early on, and then hoped that your exhaltation of the product lived up to everything you hoped it would deliver down the road? Well, imagine making a recommendation without buying the product first, and doing so based on what the box said it contained inside. That’s [...]