Submitted by R. Neal on Fri, 2009/07/17 - 5:19pm
Federal Judge "Puts the Brake" on Unjust Firing
U.S. District Judge John Nixon issued the temporary restraining order after a federal lawsuit was filed on behalf of Rutherford County Election Administrator Hooper Penuel and seven other election administrators contending Republicans violated their constitutional rights by conspiring to treat their jobs as political patronage.
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