701 F. Supp. 2d 1 - Williams v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 15 district ·

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1. “any disclosure of information ... by an employee to a supervisor or a public body that the employee reasonably believes evidences: (A) Gross mismanagement; (B) Gross misuse or waste of public resources or funds; (C) Abuse of authority in connection with the administration of a public program or the execution of a public contract; (D) A violation of federal, state, or local law ... which is not of a merely technical or minimal nature; or (E) A substantial and specific danger to the public health and safety.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 741 F. Supp. 2d 196 - Payne v. District of Columbia · 846 F. Supp. 2d 247 - Mica SAINT-JEAN, Et Al., Plaintiffs, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Defendant

2. “District of Columbia case law suggests that a plaintiff's statements do not qualify as 'protected disclosures' under the [DC]WPA if the statements conveyed only information that was already known to the person to whom the information is reported...”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hicks v. Dist. of Columbia