Zummer v. Sallet

  1. June 15, 2022

    5th Circ. Won't Revive Ex-FBI Agent's Retaliatory Firing Claim

    A Fifth Circuit panel on Wednesday affirmed the dismissal of a former FBI agent's claim he was fired for being a whistleblower, saying the U.S. Congress hadn't provided the courts any avenue to review security-clearance decisions.

  2. January 06, 2022

    5th Circ. Told FBI Cloaked Retaliatory Firing To Avoid Review

    A former FBI agent who is fighting to revive his First Amendment retaliation claim against the bureau told a Fifth Circuit panel during oral arguments Thursday the FBI fired him for being a whistleblower but has effectively evaded judicial review by revoking his security clearance, an action courts can't second guess.