This legal drama was a big deal amongst insiders and offered a great many behind the scenes deets that ultimately didn't garner whistleblower protections . . . Check-it:
The Missouri Supreme Court this week indefinitely suspended the law license of the Kansas City Police Department’s former associate general counsel, saying his disclosures of confidential client information were not warranted or protected by the First Amendment or Missouri’s public employee whistleblowing statute.
(He) violated the Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys, the court said, and cannot apply for reinstatement for one year. The unanimous decision, it said, was made “to protect the public and the integrity of the legal profession.”
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
MO Supreme Court suspends ex-KCPD lawyer's license after he spread misconduct concerns
"Whether the disclosures were the acts of a disgruntled, recently terminated employee or of a dutiful public servant, (He) knowingly disclosed client information in violation of his sworn duty of confidentiality," the decision said.
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