The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals’ Authority

The Legal Times (free subscription on its Web site) published an excellent article detailing a rare victory for a whistleblower in February at the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. That court, the only one which handles federal whistleblower claims, has only found for whistleblowers three (out of 186) times since late 1994.

The whistleblower in this case is former U.S. Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers, who was fired in 2004 for blowing the whistle on a lack of staffing and funding resources which threatened park security. 

-- Dylan Blaylock