In a victory for the Bush administration, the justices - in a 5-4 ruling in which new Justice Samuel Alito cast the deciding vote - found that 20 million public employees do not have free-speech protections for what they say is part of their jobs.
Critics predicted the impact of the case involving Los Angeles County prosecutors would be sweeping, from silencing police officers who fear retribution for reporting department corruption, to subduing federal employees who want to reveal problems with government hurricane preparedness or terrorist-related security.
Is this the sign of more rights being taken from working Americans who want to improve working conditions and improve public safety? You tell me.
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