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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A Missouri judge has refused to remove Gov. Matt Blunt from a lawsuit by a former aide who says he was fired after warning the governor about deleting e-mails.
Scott Eckersley was dismissed in 2007 as a deputy counsel to the governor. He sued for defamation after Blunt's administration told news agencies he was fired for doing private work on state time and viewing pornographic Web sites on a government computer.
Jackson County Circuit Judge Michael Manners denied Blunt's claim that he has immunity from claims of defamation.
That argument, the judge said, is contrary to the public interest, which "encompasses not only the need to encourage high-ranking public officials to speak out on issues of public concern, but also the need to encourage lower-ranking public employees to blow the whistle on instances of official misconduct."
Eckersley said his dispute with the governor began when reporters investigating claims that the governor had used state employees and the state highway patrol for political purposes requested copies of e-mails.
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