Whistleblowers, Leaks, Oversight: Law Review Perspectives
Questions of law and policy regarding unauthorized disclosures of classified information, whistleblower rights and the adequacy of oversight have been discussed lately in several law review articles, including these.
Whistleblowers and the Obama Presidency: The National Security Dilemma by Richard Moberly, Employee Rights and Employment Policy Journal, Volume 16, 2012
Free Speech Aboard the Leaky Ship of State: Calibrating First Amendment Protection for Leakers of Classified Information by Heidi Kitrosser, Journal of National Security Law & Policy, 2012
Protecting Rights from Within? Inspectors General and National Security Oversight by Shirin Sinnar, Stanford Law Review, forthcoming
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