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Ruling sparks debate over lawyers as whistleblowers

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling not only expanded whistleblower protections available under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, but also seemed to go out of its way to make clear that lawyers themselves are entitled to such protections. The 6-3 majority opinion in Lawson, et al. v. FMR LLC, et al., authored by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, emphasized ...