Brody's Notes... University Of Michigan Student Government President Withdraws Personal Protection Order Request Against Michigan Assistant AG

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Andrew Shirvell With A Photo Of UM Student Chris Armstrong Shirvell Altered From Shirvell's Blog 

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By Darryl Morris (Cleveland, Ohio) OCT 25 | Chris Armstrong, the openly gay student assembly president University of Michigan, withdrew his request Monday for a personal protection order against a state lawyer who’s accused of harassing him. For nearly six months, Assistant Attorney General Andrew Shirvell has waged an vicious online campaign against the openly gay student, calling Armstrong a “radical homosexual activist, racist, elitist and liar.”

An official at the Washtenaw County Circuit Court in Ann Arbor says 21-year-old Chris Armstrong’s lawyer filed a motion to drop the matter Monday, hours before a court hearing was scheduled.  A hearing had been set for 1:30 p.m. in Washtenaw County.

In the request for an order of protection, Armstrong said that Shirvell took pictures outside his home at 1:30 a.m.

Shirvell’s personal blog, “Chris Armstrong Watch,” is a venue he created and has used to attack Armstrong, calling him “Satan’s representative on the student assembly.” (The previously public blog has since been changed to “invited readers only” access.)

Shirvell is on a personal leave from his job in the attorney general’s office, and faces a disciplinary hearing when he returns.
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