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Blogger Fired After Criticizing US Attorney
This 'case is definitely about the first amendment,' says Harper's journalist
The abrupt dismissal of a veteran University of Alabama employee who blogged about the firing of seven US Attorneys has added a bizarre new twist to allegations that the state's US Attorneys targeted political opponents for prosecution.
Roger Shuler -- a high-profile blogger and leading critic of Alabama's judicial system -- has written extensively about alleged corruption among U.S. Attorneys for over a year. In particular, Shuler focused on two US Attorneys from his home state: Alice H. Martin of the Northern District and Leura G. Canary of the Middle District.
An editor in the University of Alabama Birmingham publications office for the last 12 years and a university employee for 19, Shuler was placed on administrative leave May 7 and formally fired May 19.
[Read the rest at Raw Story.]
Tagged as: us attorney, roger shuler, legal schnauzer, alice martin
Lindsay Beyerstein a New York writer blogging at Majikthise.
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