( July 7, 2023, 2:24 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals erred when it ruled that the “contributing factor” test used for claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s (SOX) whistleblower protection provision “requires proof of retaliatory intent,” the United States argues in an amicus curiae brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting arguments by a strategist who alleges that he was wrongly fired by his employer....