The Supreme Court in Garcetti v. Ceballos placed restrictions on lawsuits brought by public workers by ruling that

A) the Office of Special Counsel wrongfully reinstated the plaintiff to his previous job.
B) when public employees make statements relating to their official duties, they are not speaking as citizens for First Amendment purposes.
C) whistleblower protections do not apply to prosecuting attorneys acting on behalf of a government entity.
D) Fifth Amendment protections against self-incrimination also apply to public workers.
E) Ceballos had not been denied promotion for whistleblowing.


B

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