Whistleblower News from the Inside - August 13, 2013
Posted 08/13/13
Federal judge blasts NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy as unconstitutional racial profiling – Manhattan federal judge Shira Scheindlin found the practice improperly targets young black and Hispanic men and appointed a federal monitor to oversee major reforms. NYT, Reuters
Government sues to block US Airways/American Airlines merger – The DOJ and several states sued to block the $11B merger claiming it would lead...
NCAA stops selling jerseys, admitting practice was mistake – The NCAA will stop selling team and player merchandise acknowledging it was hypocritical to what the association holds out to be its core purpose. 
As the escapades of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden have demonstrated all too well, there are typically two directly conflicting sides to the whistleblower narrative. Whistleblowers are heroes for speaking out and trying to remedy what they perceive to be some serious act of unfairness or injustice. Or they are scoundrels for betraying the loyalty and trust of their colleagues. It is this...
FBI investigating company that approved Snowden security clearance – The FBI opened a criminal probe on charges that US Investigations Services (USIS), the firm that conducted the background check on NSA leaker, Edward Snowden, improperly rushed cases without proper review.