Flint Lead Crisis Whisteblower Says Her Case Is Valid And Her Speech Was Protected

CINCINNATI - A former administrator for the city of Flint, Mich., who sought damages for defamation and sought protection under the state's whistleblower act in relation to actions she took during the Flint lead-contaminated water crisis filed a brief in the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 19, arguing that a lower court erred when it dismissed her case because she engaged in protected speech made as a private citizen and not pursuant to her official duties (Natasha Henderson v. City of Flint, Mich., No. 17-2031, 6th Cir.).
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