In Their Own Words . . . .

In Their Own Words - New York Times Editorial Board

Posted 01/28/15

--“UNTIL THE NCAA RECOGNIZES THAT SOME PLAYERS ARE ESSENTIALLY PROFESSIONALS, UNIVERSITIES WILL CONTINUE TO TREAT THEIR EDUCATION LIKE THE FIG LEAF IT IS.”

New York Times Editorial Board on the recently filed lawsuit by two former University of North Carolina athletes challenging the school with academic fraud for how it educates its top athletes. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words - RT

Posted 01/27/15

-- “DESPITE PROMISES TO BE ‘THE MOST TRANSPARENT ADMINISTRATION EVER,’ THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH HAS LED AN UNPRECEDENTED CRACKDOWN ON WHISTLEBLOWERS AND THOSE WHO LEAK INFORMATION ABOUT NATIONAL SECURITY MATTERS TO JOURNALISTS WITHOUT GOVERNMENT APPROVAL.”

RT report on the conviction of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling for violating the Espionage Act. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words - Bharara

Posted 01/23/15

-- “Politicians are supposed to be on the people’s payroll, not on secret retainer to wealthy special interests they do favors for.”

-- US Attorney Preet Bharara on the government’s arrest of long-time New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on charges of bribery and corruption. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words - MacLean

Posted 01/21/15

-- “I think I did everything the right way based on the training and the information I had at the time. And I would do it again. I took a sworn oath as a law enforcement officer to risk my life to save other lives, and I’ve been lucky to get all of the support that I get. Most whistleblowers don’t get any support and throw in the towel. I just lost my job – better men and women than me have given up their...

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In Their Own Words - Keen

Posted 01/20/15

-- “They pay tons of attention to increasing animal production, and just a pebble-sized concern to animal welfare.”

James Keen, a scientist and veterinarian who worked at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center for 24 years, in connection with the New York Times investigation finding the Center’s work in increasing meat production has “come at a steep cost to the center’s animals, which have been subjected to...

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In Their Own Words - Fourth Circuit decision in United States v. Triple Canopy, Inc.

Posted 01/15/15

-- “The Government’s decision to pay a contractor for providing base security in an active combat zone would be influenced by knowledge that the guards could not, for lack of a better term, shoot straight."

From the Fourth Circuit decision in United States v. Triple Canopy, Inc. reversing the district court’s dismissal of the government’s False Claims Act case against Triple Canopy for allegedly billing the...

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In Their Own Words - Risen

Posted 01/13/15

-- “THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS GOES BEYOND JIM RISEN. IT AFFECTS JOURNALISTS EVERYWHERE. JOURNALISTS NEED TO BE ABLE TO UPHOLD THAT CONFIDENTIALITY IN ORDER TO DO THEIR JOBS.”

Attorney for NYT reporter James Risen on the Justice Department’s decision not to call Risen to testify at the trial of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling who is charged with providing Risen details about a botched US operation in Iran...

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In Their Own Words - Tykulsker

Posted 01/9/15

-- “THE CORPORATE ASSAULT ON THE PUBLIC’S WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS IS PART OF A BROADER ATTACK BY WALL STREET AND BIG CORPORATIONS TO UNDERMINE OR REPEAL WELL-ESTABLISHED SAFEGUARDS FOR OUR SAFETY AND HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND FINANCIAL SECURITY.”

David Tykulsker, general counsel of the New Jersey Work Environment Council, on the New Jersey Supreme Court’s pending decision on whether to effectively gut...

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In Their Own Words - Lam

Posted 01/7/15

-- “Given the gravity of the risks involved – the lives of passengers and crew alike – we were not willing to bow to United's pressure to ignore an unresolved security threat even though the company made clear that we risked losing our jobs.”

Grace Lam, one of the terminated flight attendants who filed a whistleblower complaint against United. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words - Henning

Posted 01/6/15

-- “Companies are sure to resist efforts to broaden the [Dodd-Frank whistleblower] anti-retaliation provision. But they could find themselves on the wrong side of the issue by appearing to shield wrongdoing if they fight efforts to encourage whistle-blowing.”

New York Times writer Peter J. Henning from his piece on Who Is a Whistle-Blower? The Courts Weigh In. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words - New York Times Editorial Board

--“UNTIL THE NCAA RECOGNIZES THAT SOME PLAYERS ARE ESSENTIALLY PROFESSIONALS, UNIVERSITIES WILL CONTINUE TO TREAT THEIR EDUCATION LIKE THE FIG LEAF IT IS.”

In Their Own Words - RT

-- “DESPITE PROMISES TO BE ‘THE MOST TRANSPARENT ADMINISTRATION EVER,’ THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH HAS LED AN UNPRECEDENTED CRACKDOWN ON WHISTLEBLOWERS AND THOSE WHO LEAK INFORMATION ABOUT NATIONAL SECURITY MATTERS TO JOURNALISTS WITHOUT GOVERNMENT APPROVAL.”

In Their Own Words - Bharara

-- “Politicians are supposed to be on the people’s payroll, not on secret retainer to wealthy special interests they do favors for.”

In Their Own Words - MacLean

In Their Own Words - Keen

-- “They pay tons of attention to increasing animal production, and just a pebble-sized concern to animal welfare.”

In Their Own Words - Fourth Circuit decision in United States v. Triple Canopy, Inc.

-- “The Government’s decision to pay a contractor for providing base security in an active combat zone would be influenced by knowledge that the guards could not, for lack of a better term, shoot straight."

In Their Own Words - Risen

-- “THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS GOES BEYOND JIM RISEN. IT AFFECTS JOURNALISTS EVERYWHERE. JOURNALISTS NEED TO BE ABLE TO UPHOLD THAT CONFIDENTIALITY IN ORDER TO DO THEIR JOBS.”

In Their Own Words - Tykulsker

-- “THE CORPORATE ASSAULT ON THE PUBLIC’S WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS IS PART OF A BROADER ATTACK BY WALL STREET AND BIG CORPORATIONS TO UNDERMINE OR REPEAL WELL-ESTABLISHED SAFEGUARDS FOR OUR SAFETY AND HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND FINANCIAL SECURITY.”

In Their Own Words - Lam

-- “Given the gravity of the risks involved – the lives of passengers and crew alike – we were not willing to bow to United's pressure to ignore an unresolved security threat even though the company made clear that we risked losing our jobs.”

In Their Own Words - Henning

-- “Companies are sure to resist efforts to broaden the [Dodd-Frank whistleblower] anti-retaliation provision. But they could find themselves on the wrong side of the issue by appearing to shield wrongdoing if they fight efforts to encourage whistle-blowing.”

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