Protecting Public Employees

Webinar | Public Employees, Free Speech, and the Rise of Authoritarianism

by Michelle Shaffer | January 30, 2026
Join public employees and legal experts for a timely examination of the increasingly complex legal, political, and social landscape impacting federal and state employees’ free speech rights ...

Trump admin clips EPA oversight amid deregulatory blitz

by Michelle Shaffer | January 28, 2026
In a complaint filed last April, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility accused EPA of violating federal law by idling some workers indefinitely because of their purported connection to environmental justice work. The group asked the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, an ...

Federal Employee First Amendment Lawsuit Advances

by Michelle Shaffer | January 12, 2026
Right of Federal Workers to Engage in Off-Duty Activism at Stake ...

Letter re: Trump plan for NPS employee performance rating limits

by PEER | December 17, 2025
Letter in opposition to Trump Administration’s reported plan to impose artificial limits on performance ratings for National Park Service employees ...
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