Still v. Personnel Bd. of Jefferson County

This is an appeal from a judgment denying the award of attorneys' fees

Two classified civil service employees, as representatives of a class, sought an injunction and declaratory relief to determine the scope of the restrictions on their political rights contained in Code 1975, § 17-1-7, as they conflict with similar restrictions in the civil service law of Jefferson County. The Jefferson County Personnel Board adopted as its own rule the same restrictions contained in the civil service law entitled Rule 10, "Prohibited Activity."

In essence, the rule prohibits a classified employee from…