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Court Asks for Reconsideration on Chambers Ruling
   posted 4:16 am Fri February 15, 2008 - WASHINGTON
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Suppporters of former U.S. Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers say a ruling by a federal court could open the door for her firing to be overturned.

Chambers was fired in July 2004, seven months after she was suspended for complaining publicly that her department was understaffed and underfunded. She says her statements were protected under federal whistleblower laws. The three-judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Thursday that the Merit Systems Protection Board properly upheld Chambers' firing in 2006. But two judges ruled that the board did not apply the correct standard in ruling on her whistleblower defense.

ABC 7 News myTAKE - What's Your Opinion?Chambers' supporters say that if the board determines her complaints were protected, it could then overturn her firing.

The court did not rule on several other challenges to Chambers' firing.

There's no timetable the board to reconsider.
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John61
Those that fired her need to be fired. This officer of law did nothing but care for those she was in charge of protecting and those working for her. The Federal as well as most of the local governments are nothing but power hungery jerks that don't want to here the truth. Anytime you bring up faults of employers, they want you out the door to shut you up. We as the taxpayer should have the right to go public once it is felt the leaders are not doing there jobs or there is a dangerous situation in the work place. They recently proved that what she was saying about the department, she was correct and there is a serious issue in with the U.S. Park Police. Mr. Bush is the biggest problem with all law enforcement in this country with his refusal to give any money to police agencies, and congress should be ashamed that the Federal Police agencies are so poorly funded and unable to protect those that are paid to do so. Good luck to miss Chambers....

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