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Bonnie Robin-Vergeer

Bonnie Robin-Vergeer is an appellate lawyer whose work includes civil-rights litigation and public-interest advocacy.

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DI has documented statements by Bonnie Robin-Vergeer on Free Speech, Government Ethics, and Labor Policy. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Bonnie Robin-Vergeer

Bonnie Robin-Vergeer

Role at the time: Attorney for Richard Ceballos at Public Citizen Litigation Group

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Statement summary

Robin-Vergeer says the Garcetti decision strikes a blow against employees who report misconduct.

“strikes a blow against public employees who want to report government misconduct”
Open source (opens in a new tab)U.S. High Court Limits Free Speech Rights of Public Employeesstrikes a blow against public employees
Why we used this label

Relative to Garcetti's exclusion of official-duty speech, Ceballos's lawyer directly criticizes its effect on reporting misconduct.

Read statementGarcetti: Kennedy and Souter split over public employees' duty-related speech

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