The ACLJ just filed a crucial brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on behalf of our client, FBI Special Agent Garret O’Boyle – a courageous whistleblower who was unjustly punished by the Biden Administration’s Department of Justice for exercising his constitutional rights.
While our client bore the brunt of this particular attack on constitutionally protected rights, this case represents far more than one man’s fight for justice. It’s also about defending the fundamental constitutional principles that protect every American’s right to speak truth to power without fear of government retaliation.
Special Agent O’Boyle is no ordinary federal employee. He’s a true American patriot who has dedicated his life to serving our nation. From 2006 to 2012, he served as an infantryman in the United States Army, deploying to both Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. This is a man who has repeatedly put his life on the line for our country – and now he has been punished by his own government for trying to protect it from within.
On September 26, 2022, Agent O’Boyle’s world was turned upside down. Upon reporting to his new FBI duty station in Virginia, he was subjected to a surprise interrogation where he was falsely accused of leaking FBI information to the media. The truth? O’Boyle had made legally protected disclosures to Congress – exactly what whistleblower laws are...
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