Rhoda Faye Welch v. Commonwealth of Virginia

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• plaintiffs prevailing on First Amendment’ theory not entitled to fees expended on alternative whistleblower theory rejected by the court
• pre-EAJA Amendment case holding that proper test to apply in determining whether or not the Government’s position was substantially justified is one of slightly more than reasonableness
• claims under the First Amendment and a whistleblower statute were unrelated because “the legal issues raised by the First Amendment claim were largely distinct from those implicated by the whistleblower claim”
• claims under the First Amendment and a whistleblower statute were unrelated because “the legal issues raised by the First Amendment claim were largely distinct from those implicated by the whistleblower claim”

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