authority may discipline a classified employee for just cause. just cause includes but is not limited to the following. conduct unbecoming a state emply ee. governor granholm, a democrat who does not share cox s political views, clearly believe s shirvell s conduct is unbecoming and so does her predecessor, attorney general for 37 years. when he was barred from the university of michigan because of his actions, that raises the question of sexual harassment and intimidation. right away there s laws against that. i would have my lawyers check into it and if he had done any of those things he violated his agency and should be disciplined immediately. joining us now is senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor jeffrey toobin and alma wheeler smith. first, what do you make about these ties? clearly cox knows shirvell pretty well, going back to 2002.
of the civil service rules are a huge shield for free speech and she knows that. actually we looked it up, section 2-6, says an appointing authority may discipline a classified employee for just cause. just cause includes but is not limited to the following. conduct unbecoming a state emply ee. governor granholm, a democrat who does not share cox s political views, clearly believe s shirvell s conduct is unbecoming and so does her predecessor, attorney general for 37 years. when he was barred from the university of michigan because of his actions, that raises the question of sexual harassment and intimidation. right away there s laws against that. i would have my lawyers check into it and if he had done any of those things he violated his agency and should be disciplined immediately. joining us now is senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor jeffrey toobin and