Case: Discrimination/National Origin (D.D.C.)

A District of Columbia federal court granted a State Department employee’s motion to proceed under a pseudonym in her race and national origin discrimination claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and whistleblower claims under the Civil Service Reform Act against the Secretary of State and State Department employees, finding that her privacy interests related to PTSD and depression and risk of retaliatory mental harm outweighed the public’s interest in knowing her identity.

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