47 F. Supp. 2d 16 - Jacobs v. Schiffer’s Empirical Analysis
1999
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Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1905 · 18 U.S.C. § 2071 · 18 U.S.C. § 3322 · 18 U.S.C. § 641 (Livestock Fraud Protection Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 2412 · 44 U.S.C. § 3105 · 5 U.S.C. § 2302 · 5 U.S.C. § 552 (Freedom of Information Act)
Relies on Pickering v. Board of Education of Township High School District 205 Will County Illinois · Pierce v. Underwood · Potashnick v. Port City Construction Co. · Martin v. Lauer · Air Transport Ass'n of Canada v. Federal Aviation Administration
Most-quoted passages
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“'reveal[s]' his client's confidences and secrets when he discloses to his personal attorney--with the express understanding that the information should go no further--only those confidences and secrets that the latter needs in order to advise the government lawyer of his rights and obligations as a possible whistle-blower.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“whether the conduct that he reported within the [Department] constituted wrongdoing, whether his supervisors improperly retaliated against him, and what public disclosures he might lawfully make under the Whistleblower Protection Act, 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(8).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[a]ll that is required ... is an order directing Mr. Jacobs' attorney to keep in confidence, and to use only for the purpose of rendering advice to Mr. Jacobs, any nonpublic information that his client may impart to him.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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