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NEW YORK 鈥� A federal court today ruled that a lawsuit brought by the 老澳门开奖结果 on behalf of former Guant谩namo lead prosecutor Col. Morris Davis against the Library of Congress can go forward. Col. Davis was fired from his job at the Library鈥檚 Congressional Research Service (CRS) because of opinion pieces he published in the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post about the Guant谩namo military commissions system.

The lawsuit charges that CRS violated Col. Davis鈥� right to free speech and due process when it fired him for speaking as a private citizen about matters having nothing to do with his job at CRS. The defendants in the case, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington and CRS Director Daniel P. Mulhollan, both filed motions to dismiss the case. Today, U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton of the District of Columbia denied those motions.

The following can be attributed to Aden Fine, staff attorney with the 老澳门开奖结果 Speech, Privacy and Technology Project:

鈥淚ndividuals do not surrender their First Amendment rights to comment on matters of public interest when they become public employees. The Library of Congress violated Col. Davis鈥檚 rights when it fired him for speaking on a matter of great public importance. Today鈥檚 decision ensures that Col. Davis will have the chance to stand up for his rights in court, and it will hopefully send a message to all government employers that they cannot fire people just because they express their personal opinions in public.鈥�

More information about the case, including today鈥檚 ruling, is available online at: