Media Coverage
Source: Government Executive
Media Coverage
03.28.13
A federal district judge has denied a key aspect of the government’s motion to dismiss a case challenging the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act’s (STOCK Act) requirement that federal employees' private financial information be posted online. The court agreed that the public disclosure requirement is a violation of privacy.
Pillsbury and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) represented the Senior Executives Association (SEA), an association of federal employees, as the plaintiffs in the case.
Washington, D.C.-based Pillsbury litigation partner Jack McKay spoke to Government Executive about the judge’s decision. “We are very gratified by Judge [Alexander] Williams’ strong endorsement of the right to financial privacy and his recognition of the tremendous harm that will be visited on Senior Executive Service employees if the Internet publication mandated by the STOCK Act takes place.”