Sec. 3. Protecting whistleblowers in the Federal judiciary from retaliation
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Chapter 57 of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: No justice, judge, covered employee, or contractor or subcontractor of an office or agency in the judicial branch of the Federal Government may discharge, demote, threaten, suspend, harass, or in any other manner discriminate against a covered employee (as such term is defined in section 10 of the Judiciary Accountability Act of 2021 ) in the terms and conditions of employment because of any lawful act done by the covered employee or perceived to have been done by the covered employee or any person perceived to be associated with or assisting the covered employee to provide information, cause information to be provided, or otherwise assist in an investigation regarding any possible violation of Federal law, rule, or regulation or misconduct by a justice, judge, contractor or subcontractor with an office or agency of the judicial branch of the Federal Government, or covered employee.
A court may order such legal or equitable relief as may be necessary to eliminate the direct and indirect effects of a violation of subsection (a). Proceedings to determine a violation shall be governed by the legal burdens of proof specified in section 1221(e) of title 5. Notwithstanding section 1391, an action under this section may be filed in any United States district court. . The table of sections for chapter 57 of title 28, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 965.
Protecting whistleblowers from retaliation. .