Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean
| Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean | |
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| Decided January 21, 2015 | |
| Full case name | Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean |
| Citations | 574 U.S. 383 (more) |
| Holding | |
| A whistleblower disclosure that is specifically prohibited by a rule or regulation is permitted because the disclosure is not "specifically prohibited by law" within the meaning of the statute protecting whistleblowers. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Roberts, joined by Scalia, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Alito, Kagan |
| Dissent | Sotomayor, joined by Kennedy |
| Laws applied | |
Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean, 574 U.S. 383 (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a whistleblower disclosure that is specifically prohibited by a rule or regulation is permitted because the disclosure is not "specifically prohibited by law" within the meaning of the statute protecting whistleblowers.