What is the test for refusing to violate a statute?
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The following excerpt is from Brown v. Fresno Unified Sch. Dist., CASE NO. 1:12-cv-01597-AWI-SMS (E.D. Cal. 2012):
refusing to violate a statute, (2) performing a statutory obligation, (3) exercising a statutory right or privilege, or (4) reporting an alleged violation of a statute of public importance. Cramer v. Consolidated Freightways, Inc., 209 F.3d 1122, 1134 (9th Cir. 2000).
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