Michigan Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell Takes 'Personal Leave,' Gay-Bashing Blog Closed

Michigan Assistant Attorney General Takes 'Personal Leave,' Gay-Bashing Blog Closed

Michigan Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell, who gained notoriety this week for a bizarre interview with Anderson Cooper and his strange, homophobic internet vendetta against the University of Michigan's student assembly president, has taken a personal leave of absence from his position.

The Detroit News has more:

Shirvell's decision to go on leave came a day after [Michigan Attorney General Mike] Cox told CNN he didn't intend to fire Shirvell, citing civil service rules that protect government employees from being "fired willy-nilly" for exercising their rights of free speech.

Shirvell's leave caps a scandal that became national news after the Michigan Daily student newspaper described Shirvell's blog in early September. The blog, which closed to the public Thursday, called Armstrong "a radical homosexual activist, racist, elitist and liar" who was "advancing a radical homosexual agenda."

The Michigan Daily reports that the university's public safety department effectively banned Shirvell from school grounds last month after numerous complaints.

A spokesman for Cox told the News that Shirvell "be the subject of a disciplinary hearing after he returns to work at an undetermined future date."

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