Legal Opinion
Cox v. CIVIL SERVICE COM'N DOUGLAS COUNTY
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided July 14, 2000No. S-99-591PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtConnolly, J.
The Douglas County Department of Correctional Services (Department) brought disciplinary charges against the appellant, George Cox, after he spoke to a reporter regarding allegations of racial discrimination within the Department. Cox had the permission of several of the Department’s correctional center supervisors to speak to the reporter. Following a predisciplinary hearing, the Department terminated Cox’s employment. Cox appealed his termination of employment to the Douglas County Civil Service Commission (Commission), which affirmed. The district court affirmed after hearing Cox’s…
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