CITY’S REQUEST Judge denies city's request to dismiss whistleblower lawsuit SAMUEL B. PARKER Richmond Times-Dispatch Feb 5, 2025 Feb 5, 2025 Updated Mar 4, 2026 0 × A1 Minute! February 5, 2025; Shockoe Bottom's 'Portals', Train bridge maintenance, 40th Anniversary All-Diamond team [A1] Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Circuit Court judge on Wednesday denied the city’s attempt to dismiss a wrongful termination lawsuit brought by Connie Clay, a former Richmond Freedom of Information Act officer who was fired in January 2024 after protesting officials’ handling of public records requests.kAmx? E96 @C56C C6;64E:?8 E96 4:EJ’D C6BF6DE[ yF586 r=2:C6 r2C5H6== HC@E6 E92E[ 2E E9:D DE286 :? E96 AC@4665:?8D[ D96 :D C6BF:C65 E@ “E2<6 2D ECF6 2== 2==682E:@?D :? 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Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Richmond judge says evidence was destroyed in a whistleblower suit. How did we get here? This stems from the missing cellphone of ex-city spokesperson Petula Burks, who fired Connie Clay, the city’s former Freedom of Information Ac… A1 Minute! February 5, 2025; Shockoe Bottom's 'Portals', Train bridge maintenance, 40th Anniversary All-Diamond team [A1] A1 Minute! 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